Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 42 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jun 9, 2019, 1:43 AM AKDT (09:43 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 61 km NE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-09 09:43:02 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.059° N, 157.862° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.3ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2667 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.556 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.6108 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.680 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.016 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.049 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.866 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.671 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.613 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.9108 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.518 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.961 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.711 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.8113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.541 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.183 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.850 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.9136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.722 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.3111 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.840 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.384 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.745 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.016 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.624 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.341 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.8117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.015 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.1104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.676 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.3106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.587 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.148 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.5117 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.868 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.361 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.972 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.322 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.447 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.1115 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.392 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.427 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.338 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.777 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.696 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.346 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away

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