Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 72 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 72 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 1:46 PM AKDT (21:46 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 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
2023-09-14 21:46:49 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.764° N, 157.729° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.176 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.460 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1106 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.613 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.754 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.8111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.859 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1102 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.547 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1101 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.453 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.261 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.954 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1093 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.376 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.1112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.325 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.2101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.048 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.067 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.438 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1082 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.117 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.756 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1073 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.9107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.6118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.9107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.8121 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.1157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.849 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1065 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.3Alaska Peninsula · 1059 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.392 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 3.247 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.0113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.762 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.847 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.2101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1127 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.467 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.5105 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.6114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.6107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.299 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.538 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1133 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.5112 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.071 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.6165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.670 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1139 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.2116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away

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