Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 5:56 AM AKDT (13:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 13:56:56 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.441° N, 156.243° 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: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.0190 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.2161 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.3158 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.9167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.3207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.6137 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.275 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.3167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.8162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.9128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.5147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.8149 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.8148 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.9197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 5.6181 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.2191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 5.1200 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  19. 2.3160 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.0157 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.9144 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.7144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.1194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.7168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.0204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.3205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 3.1south of Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 4.8137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  29. 2.4165 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.8152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.9167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.5208 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.3127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 6.9112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 320 · tsunami flag
  35. 4.2115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.5113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.5116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.2120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.2118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.4119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.5117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.3117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.6119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.2123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.4205 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.6177 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.1139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.5115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.0242 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.8199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.2118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.9185 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.9118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.3164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.6153 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.8140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.8157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.3158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.5161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.7131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.0122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.6136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away

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