Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 8:31 PM AKDT (04:31 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-12 04:31:55 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.314° N, 148.998° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7201 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.9262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.7261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.0250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.3246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.1250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.6257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.1271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.3244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.5247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.2248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.2292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.8260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.1269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.0258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.5280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.8256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.1266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.9257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.2239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.4175 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.5229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.0266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.6282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 4.0247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.9273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 3.1208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.1265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.9261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.1261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.9261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.7250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.6259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.1240 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.5215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.8286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.3271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.5235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.9260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.1264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.8238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away

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