Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 109 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 109 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 6:40 PM AKDT (02:40 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 142 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-05 02:40:19 UTC
Depth
66.3 km (41.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.425° N, 156.656° 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
26

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.461 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.333 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.1135 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.771 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.129 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.069 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.247 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.832 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.224 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.692 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.929 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.430 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.989 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.827 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.365 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.281 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.252 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.773 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.128 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.8142 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.736 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.031 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.0102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.271 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.866 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.3105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.026 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.627 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.074 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.0115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.543 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.031 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.781 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.095 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.185 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.035 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, AK · 2287 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.0136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.570 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.240 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.541 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.753 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.949 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.6101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.9105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.483 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.0139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.945 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.888 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2306 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208laxdop. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.