Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 110 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 110 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 11:23 AM AKST (20:23 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 55 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-28 20:23:57 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.444° N, 156.635° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.044 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.0129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.894 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.4104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.488 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1341 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.2119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.681 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.847 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.361 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.4145 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.0148 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.755 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.283 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.839 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.938 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.180 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.896 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.451 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.3130 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.038 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1335 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.740 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.944 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.644 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.991 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.099 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.355 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.447 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.5119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.4106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.639 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.057 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.744 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1322 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1322 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.1116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.941 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.345 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.540 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.837 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.937 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1321 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.235 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.837 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.273 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.244 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.737 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1318 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.837 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1318 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.979 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1317 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 1316 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.936 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.036 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.2113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 3.0112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.736 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 3.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.546 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.172 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1347 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.3122 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.085 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.625 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1350 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.1117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.2129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.0128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.7122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.0117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.894 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.036 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.871 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.896 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.099 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.099 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.877 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away

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