Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 182 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 182 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 1:16 AM AKDT (09:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 181 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-08-02 09:16:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.405° N, 155.178° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9162 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.7169 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.5156 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.4145 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.5170 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.4171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.9168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.9157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.1139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.3186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.3186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.8184 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.2231 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.8199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.8236 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.8186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.5190 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.0244 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.7south of Alaska · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.4south of Alaska · 1878 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.5246 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.8155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.2south of Alaska · 1877 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.6137 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.4146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.2152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.0160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.6194 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.7202 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.6192 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.7183 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.7156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.5190 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.5191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.3159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 3.0207 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.8139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.2145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.3170 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.2155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.3183 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.9139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.5134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.0129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.4163 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.4194 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.6190 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.7135 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.6182 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.7197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.0154 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.4south of Alaska · 1864 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.5138 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 3.3150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.5152 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.4162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.6166 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.6158 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.4147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 3.2194 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.9168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.8173 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.3205 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.6145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.8163 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.6170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.6186 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.3158 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.6152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.3206 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.9161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.2139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.1170 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.3167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.4158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.5172 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.1177 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.8160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.5162 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away

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