M2.6 earthquake 197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jun 18, 2023, 9:42 AM AKDT (17:42 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 202 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-06-18 17:42:23 UTC
- Depth
- 12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.957° N, 156.340° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations |
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.6117 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.6189 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.1193 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.1197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 2.6191 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.2192 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.2196 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.4198 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1182 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.3141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 2.6149 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.3138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.2112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.5205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1169 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.6134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.1202 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
- 2.6176 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.8221 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.2142 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.9167 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.0south of Alaska · 1154 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.0170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.9125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 2.9188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.8160 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.1126 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.4137 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.4120 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.6168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
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