Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 71 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 71 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, May 7, 2023, 12:12 PM AKDT (20:12 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 20:12:33 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.030° N, 157.359° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.637 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.0113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.957 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.484 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1232 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.4120 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.2131 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.849 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.8107 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.332 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.355 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.179 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.5134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.760 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.4118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.850 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.864 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.0121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 3.0121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.4137 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.061 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.1126 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 4.7150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.837 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.7121 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.7100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.6117 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.040 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.785 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.196 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.475 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.977 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.938 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.093 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.342 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.962 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.1106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.896 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.263 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.4123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.8164 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.6102 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.1105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.6120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.5111 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.797 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.6121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.565 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.872 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.448 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.091 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away

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