Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 56 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 2:21 PM AKDT (22:21 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.8 2020 Perryville, Alaska Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-23 22:21:44 UTC
Depth
38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.800° N, 158.229° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.035 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.532 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.735 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.461 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.333 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.2112 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.129 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 7.82020 Perryville, Alaska Earthquake · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 195 · tsunami flag
  11. 4.06 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.095 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.1101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.3100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.0107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.2103 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.7Alaska Peninsula · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.1106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.098 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.9104 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.0Alaska Peninsula · 2265 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 5.776 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.597 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.677 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.382 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.3102 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.6101 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.889 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.8113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 4.798 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 4.798 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.8110 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 4.3118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.0100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.6117 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.280 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.982 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 3.5103 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.1113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 3.3108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.3112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.696 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 4.5120 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.077 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.180 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 4.184 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.289 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.2119 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.077 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.074 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.280 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.3112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.1100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 4.094 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.063 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 5.573 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8 · tsunami flag
  59. 3.2107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.192 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.667 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.849 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.541 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.025 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.753 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.949 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.9123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.945 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.815 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.951 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.39 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.836 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.216 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.417 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.033 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 88 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.510 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away

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