Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 59 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 59 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 111 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-15 02:45:29 UTC
Depth
88.7 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.560° N, 157.563° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.1121 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.180 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.666 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, AK · 2162 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.186 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.152 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.4117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.931 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.568 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.141 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.7110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.3107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.6109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.283 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.999 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.133 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.983 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.930 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.973 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.988 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.424 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.3104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.95 km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.891 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.5Alaska Peninsula · 2189 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.950 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2190 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.56 km NE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.149 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.834 km SSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.1113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020d9zrvf2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.