Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 48 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 48 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 10:44 AM AKDT (18:44 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-30 18:44:08 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.935° N, 157.959° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.319 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.331 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.558 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.471 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.7108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.5113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.4105 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.8107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.770 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.882 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.715 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.6124 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.815 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 83 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.7114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.588 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.788 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.398 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.9108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.679 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.561 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.6114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.378 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.9141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.534 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.831 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.630 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away

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