Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 7:10 AM AKDT (15:10 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-17 15:10:22 UTC
Depth
67.4 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.402° N, 157.833° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.543 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.142 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.244 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.955 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.049 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.5113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.75 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.732 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 148 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.945 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.734 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.936 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.16 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 97 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 83 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away

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