Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 5:01 PM AKDT (01:01 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-01 01:01:11 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.166° N, 156.644° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6150 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.4117 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.0120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.3104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.0142 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.1134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.1159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.1126 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.980 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.3125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.1170 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.2130 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.1131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.1146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.9117 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.2139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.0140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.3148 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.0194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.995 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.8126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.1114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.9164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.7145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.9161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.3184 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.5138 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.0131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.4168 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.6125 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.1126 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.3188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.6152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.9154 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.3158 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.6186 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.3143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.5136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.5182 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.6197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.6170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.8163 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.5155 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.5137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 3.3156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.4142 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.1145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.3143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.6145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.3127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.3140 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 3.2137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 3.1146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 3.2144 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.8173 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.9168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 3.2194 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.9109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.974 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.0117 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.6115 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.3136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.3137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.4158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.5172 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.3147 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.0167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.5119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.1177 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.9120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.8160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.5162 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.7139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.8149 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.1166 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.3202 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.3143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away

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