Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 72 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 3:28 PM AKDT (23:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 156 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 23:28:44 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.950° N, 157.421° 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
16

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. 3.7156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.261 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.2119 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.859 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.1113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.6158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.3111 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.3159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.5128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.170 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.160 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.2121 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1868 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.8139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.4129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.2145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.163 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.0135 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1868 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.653 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.4134 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.3156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.2121 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.987 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.768 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.4126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.2155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 3.0144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.7157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.198 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.665 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.4135 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.2141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.6161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.2148 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.9139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.472 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.862 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.3122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.3120 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 6.9125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  43. 3.6137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.3133 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.2131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.3161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 3.1116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 3.2137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.8134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 3.1133 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 3.9131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.5134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.767 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.6125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.1138 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.892 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.3113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.3109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.5124 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.947 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away

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