Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 74 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 74 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 7:45 AM AKDT (15:45 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 84 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-22 15:45:04 UTC
Depth
54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.528° N, 157.280° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.543 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.031 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.234 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.495 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.784 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.937 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.530 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.799 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2208 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.653 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.3135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.777 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.772 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.1113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.834 km SSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.149 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.56 km NE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2188 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.950 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.5Alaska Peninsula · 2187 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.891 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.4130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.95 km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.3104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.424 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.988 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.259 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 89 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.1121 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.026 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.3105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.866 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.271 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.0102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.031 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.736 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.8142 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.128 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.773 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.252 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.281 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.365 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.827 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.989 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.430 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.929 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020aswhppv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.