Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 67 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 67 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 12:02 AM AKDT (08:02 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-10-16 08:02:24 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.267° N, 157.323° 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
31

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 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.756 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.052 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1073 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.263 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.9107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.6118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.053 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.9107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.8121 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1065 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.3Alaska Peninsula · 1059 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.387 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.392 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.0113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.940 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.4143 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.4140 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.1103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.166 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.456 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.7106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.848 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.7130 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.465 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.958 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.8117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.868 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1024 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.671 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.4121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.2101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.325 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.151 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.1101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.376 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1093 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.954 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1095 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.073 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1097 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.0113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.760 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1101 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.794 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.547 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1102 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.174 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.8111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.6113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023da338xd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.