Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 1:00 AM AKST (10:00 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-19 10:00:57 UTC
Depth
44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.052° N, 156.726° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.283 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.999 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.983 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.0153 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.973 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.473 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.5130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.439 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.515 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.1south of Alaska · 2084 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.277 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.7110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.568 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.931 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.4117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.186 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, AK · 2161 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.9126 km SW of Akhiok, AK · 2161 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020ew02wh8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.