Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sat, May 20, 2023, 9:01 AM AKDT (17:01 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-20 17:01:19 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.084° N, 156.465° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6106 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.2131 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.332 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.355 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.8100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.179 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.5134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.1133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.975 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.4118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.850 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.0121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.0121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.4137 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.061 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.7150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.8160 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.7121 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.7100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.6113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.040 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.785 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.5107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.196 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.977 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1189 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.938 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.4112 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.4104 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.093 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1185 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1185 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1184 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1182 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1180 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.671 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.9104 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.1120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.576 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.536 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.6112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.0128 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.2112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.0113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.5south of Alaska · 1236 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.637 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.2103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.286 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.9107 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.971 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.342 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.075 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.2100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.981 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.1106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.896 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.8164 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.6102 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.096 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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