Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 104 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 104 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 6:28 AM AKDT (14:28 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-29 14:28:52 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.935° N, 156.857° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.5147 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.6114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.9167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.9157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.1139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.8133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.0152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.3186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.3186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.4159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.3145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.8184 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.7107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.7143 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.8186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.4south of Alaska · 1876 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.5190 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.3159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.6125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.7south of Alaska · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.974 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.3128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.8155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.5160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.2south of Alaska · 1874 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.1127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.878 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.4113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.4146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.2152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.0160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.3120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 3.6192 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.7183 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 3.6136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.3152 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.7156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 3.3159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.2119 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.1113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.5191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.6158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.3111 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.3159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.5128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.2121 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.8139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.4129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.2145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 4.0135 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.653 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.4134 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 3.3156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.987 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.3170 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.4126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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