Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 103 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 103 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 17, 2020, 7:51 PM AKDT (03:51 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-18 03:51:13 UTC
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.217° N, 156.744° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1121 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.180 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.666 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.9126 km SW of Akhiok, AK · 2160 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, AK · 2160 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.186 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.4117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.931 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.5109 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.568 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.798 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.7110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.3107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.6109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.283 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.999 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.983 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.0153 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.973 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.259 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.988 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.3104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.195 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.4130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.891 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.5Alaska Peninsula · 2187 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.1113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dez0ll7 (also filed as us7000c84d). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.