Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 63 km NE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 63 km NE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 5:02 AM AKDT (13:02 UTC), 89 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 107 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-15 13:02:24 UTC
Depth
89.4 km (55.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.765° N, 157.814° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.573 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1147 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.2107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.383 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.670 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1145 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.828 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.8127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.261 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1143 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.0115 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.2116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.940 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.7122 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.256 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.959 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.538 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.299 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.6107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.6114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.2128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.5105 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.467 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.2101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.170 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1127 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.073 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.272 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.7108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1122 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.762 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.864 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1116 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.661 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1111 days ago · 116 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.113 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1108 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.471 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.472 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.574 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.613 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.580 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.754 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.8111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.239 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.174 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.118 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1104 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.547 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.794 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1103 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.925 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.760 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 3.0113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.073 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1099 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.048 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.944 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.671 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.840 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.838 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 118 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.315 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.547 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 85 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1161 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.2102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1161 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.672 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.843 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.9122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.670 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1167 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.751 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.974 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023afmqwbc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.