Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 31, 2023, 12:57 PM AKDT (20:57 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-31 20:57:11 UTC
Depth
67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.293° N, 156.538° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.179 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.888 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.5134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.1133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.975 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.4118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.850 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.188 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.5105 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.2103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.5102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.1104 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.0121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.0121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.061 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.8160 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.7121 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.754 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.7100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.6113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 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 · 63 km away
  26. 2.5107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.977 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.196 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 3.078 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.984 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1189 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.977 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1189 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.938 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.4112 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 3.4104 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.093 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.875 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1185 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1185 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.373 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1184 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1184 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1182 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.668 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.671 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.9104 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.1120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.576 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.574 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.885 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.536 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.6112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.0128 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.974 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.777 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.2112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.954 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.355 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.674 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.332 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.158 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.2131 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.475 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.6106 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.950 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1230 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.892 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.784 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.296 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.0113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.637 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.2103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.286 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.891 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236y2ebeg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.