Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 12:36 PM AKDT (20:36 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of 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
2023-08-14 20:36:17 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.434° N, 157.115° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.959 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.828 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.962 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.5197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1139 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.6165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.5112 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.538 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.299 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.5105 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1127 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.7south of Alaska · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.762 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.8209 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.4194 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.172 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.0155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.176 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.7201 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.7193 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.754 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1101 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.1197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.954 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.376 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.1112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.6175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.0147 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.0170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.1124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1153 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.0south of Alaska · 1155 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.4123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.9167 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1158 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.643 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.276 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.762 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1165 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.2142 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.6176 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.1202 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.6134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1169 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.736 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1170 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.5205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away

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