Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 3:23 AM AKDT (11:23 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 72 km SE of Perryville, 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
2020-08-22 11:23:27 UTC
Depth
63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.150° N, 158.074° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.074 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.0115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.273 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.751 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.174 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.525 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.641 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.165 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.974 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.265 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.031 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 87 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.55 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.271 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.234 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.495 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.921 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.064 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.714 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.362 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.937 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.469 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.965 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.733 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.780 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.530 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.799 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2211 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.459 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.653 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.777 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.772 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.042 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.576 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.661 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.1113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.364 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.973 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.570 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.274 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.472 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.636 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.169 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.452 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.076 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 3.772 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.834 km SSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.149 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.878 km SE of Perryville, AK · 2195 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.56 km NE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 3.5Alaska Peninsula · 2190 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.95 km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.672 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 3.069 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.250 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.566 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.358 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.520 km SSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.075 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.949 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.064 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.96 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.954 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.461 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.919 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.031 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.831 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.736 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.128 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.773 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.063 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

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