Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 68 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Mar 29, 2023, 4:58 PM AKDT (00:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-30 00:58:35 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.559° N, 157.403° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.080 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.385 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.133 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.028 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.0107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.636 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.775 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.9104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.999 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.8103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.032 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.734 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1277 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.974 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.4102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.297 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.0106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.595 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.0100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.836 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.036 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.0116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.9100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.035 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.435 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.06 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.8102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 3.0125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.8101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.097 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.398 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.545 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.773 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 3.532 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.075 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.834 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.632 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.152 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.964 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.4108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.8111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.842 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.934 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.133 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.080 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.640 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.895 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.052 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.771 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.655 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.891 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.264 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.091 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.932 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.136 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.735 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.695 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.531 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.330 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.679 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.5111 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.730 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.734 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.634 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1283 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.733 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.534 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.441 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.1134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.930 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.332 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.053 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0234376e89. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.