Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 130 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 130 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 2:24 AM AKDT (10:24 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-01 10:24:57 UTC
Depth
41.6 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.059° N, 156.345° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.6152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.9154 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.3158 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.6170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.8163 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.6145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.3140 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.8173 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.3101 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.9168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.7122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.9162 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.5112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.196 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.5156 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.5126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.3125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.5170 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.0141 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.9168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.997 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.9157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.1139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.8133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.0152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.3186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 3.3186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.8184 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.7107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.7143 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.8186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.4south of Alaska · 1883 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.5190 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.6125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.7south of Alaska · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.8155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.2south of Alaska · 1882 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.878 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.4113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.6137 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.4146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 3.2152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 4.0160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.3120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.6192 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.7183 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.7156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.1113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.8102 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.7100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.5191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.6158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.3159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.8139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.4129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.2145 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.653 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.767 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.5138 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.9161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.8126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.995 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.2139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.1131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.1170 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.3125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.980 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.974 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.6115 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.4158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.5172 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.2130 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.1177 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.8160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.5162 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.1166 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.3202 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away

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