Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 11:38 PM AKDT (07:38 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-13 07:38:47 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.532° N, 156.638° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 81 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2388 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.692 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.855 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.755 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.973 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.550 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.753 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.7129 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.9129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.090 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.6115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 74 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.668 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.746 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.874 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.7100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.185 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.774 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.640 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.062 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.593 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 76 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.6155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.2109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.832 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.884 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.568 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.192 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.571 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.841 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.782 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.648 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.5124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.046 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.871 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.232 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.479 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.372 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.797 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.883 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2396 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.899 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.899 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.699 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.554 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.255 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.985 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.957 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.1104 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.057 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.2102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.051 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.586 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.057 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203cumm5h. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.