Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 98 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 98 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Apr 5, 2023, 6:04 AM AKDT (14:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 129 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
2023-04-05 14:04:22 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.263° N, 156.807° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1277 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.2134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.964 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.4108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.8111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.133 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.080 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.898 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.895 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.052 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.655 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.891 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.1south of Alaska · 1265 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.9102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.091 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.448 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.872 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.565 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.6121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.797 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.593 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.2133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.6120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.1105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.096 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.6102 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.087 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.182 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 65 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.8164 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.263 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.896 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.1106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.962 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1251 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.2100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.793 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.075 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.342 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.971 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.9107 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.286 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.2103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 3.637 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.0113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.784 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1232 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.6106 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.2131 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.158 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.332 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.097 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.8101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.0125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.8102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.9100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.0116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.036 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.836 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.0100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.595 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.0106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.297 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.4102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1279 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.8103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.999 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.9104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.775 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.0107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0234dcexve. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.