Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 124 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 124 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, May 12, 2020, 2:11 AM AKDT (10:11 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-12 10:11:29 UTC
Depth
78.3 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.512° N, 156.425° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.377 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2328 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.4104 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.6134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.547 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.566 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.8121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.2116 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.569 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.955 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.540 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2307 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.888 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.945 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.0139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.483 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.9105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.6101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.949 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.753 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.541 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.240 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.559 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.570 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.0136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, AK · 2288 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.185 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.978 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.095 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.781 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.7109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.461 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.559 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.965 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.797 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.372 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.479 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.871 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.5124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.648 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.782 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.841 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.571 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.192 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.568 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.884 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.832 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.2109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.6155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 76 km deep · 12 km away

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