Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 134 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 134 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 11:24 PM AKST (08:24 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-01 08:24:00 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.386° N, 156.230° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.593 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.579 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.4117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.4137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.677 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.953 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.989 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.559 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.973 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.179 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.859 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.867 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.794 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.873 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.981 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.3100 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.757 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.254 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.237 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.446 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.848 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.364 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.957 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.385 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.077 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2069 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.875 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 53 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.1south of Alaska · 2080 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.257 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.681 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away

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