Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Nov 6, 2020, 2:42 AM AKST (11:42 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 64 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-06 11:42:56 UTC
Depth
64.1 km (39.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.042° N, 158.185° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4107 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.066 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.357 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.260 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.568 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.279 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.364 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.569 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.669 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.837 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.288 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.269 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.3107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.616 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.267 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.876 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.323 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.930 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.565 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.4105 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.823 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.868 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.319 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.497 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.473 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.123 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.226 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.595 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.132 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.28 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.262 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.4117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.460 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.384 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.152 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.763 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.370 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.574 km SE of Perryville, AK · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.275 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.186 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.668 km SE of Perryville, AK · 2160 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.066 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.069 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.397 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.996 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.259 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.250 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020eaixtmq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.