Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 57 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 8:15 PM AKST (05:15 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-18 05:15:27 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.044° N, 157.591° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.125 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.536 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.1104 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.699 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2398 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.6147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.6112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.3101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.331 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.973 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.9129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.08 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.6115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.7100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.185 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.640 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.062 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.926 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.321 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.05 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.33 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.778 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.5119 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.961 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.0128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.4119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.067 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.0107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.12 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020294eg2r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.