Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km NE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Apr 13, 2020, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-13 23:30:56 UTC
Depth
72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.318° N, 158.374° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.940 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.571 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.721 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.350 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 163 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.716 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.023 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.339 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.919 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.779 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.272 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.174 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.046 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.232 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.372 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.172 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.043 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.719 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.377 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.017 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.516 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.613 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.024 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.510 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.033 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.417 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.216 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.836 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.39 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.951 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.815 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.945 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.483 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 86 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.538 km SSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.321 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.926 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.062 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.640 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.7100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.08 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.016 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.753 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.625 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.230 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.973 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.214 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.331 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204sdrm29. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.