M1.6 earthquake 68 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

AV

Local time

Wed, May 3, 2023, 11:49 AM AKDT

UTC

2023-05-03 19:49:40 UTC

Depth

-1.2 km (-0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

56.888° N, 158.112° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

252°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast215 kmSSW

After

1. 1.8Alaska PeninsulaWed, May 3, 4:47 PM AKDT · 1247 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.970 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaWed, May 3, 5:37 PM AKDT · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.971 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaThu, May 4, 5:04 AM AKDT · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.075 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaThu, May 4, 9:07 PM AKDT · 1246 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.342 km E of Chignik, AlaskaFri, May 5, 4:30 PM AKDT · 1245 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.771 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSun, May 7, 7:09 AM AKDT · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaSun, May 7, 9:20 AM AKDT · 1243 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.771 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSun, May 7, 4:20 PM AKDT · 1243 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.9Alaska PeninsulaTue, May 9, 12:13 AM AKDT · 1242 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.368 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaTue, May 9, 3:56 AM AKDT · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.970 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, May 9, 9:26 AM AKDT · 1241 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.871 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, May 9, 11:41 AM AKDT · 1241 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, AlaskaTue, May 9, 10:38 PM AKDT · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.613 km WNW of Chignik Lake, AlaskaWed, May 10, 8:31 PM AKDT · 1240 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.940 km S of Ugashik, AlaskaThu, May 11, 12:53 PM AKDT · 1239 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.837 km S of Ugashik, AlaskaThu, May 11, 3:38 PM AKDT · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
17. 3.637 km ESE of Chignik, AlaskaFri, May 12, 11:37 PM AKDT · 1238 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.671 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSat, May 13, 6:08 AM AKDT · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.172 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSat, May 13, 6:09 AM AKDT · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.1Alaska PeninsulaSat, May 13, 6:10 AM AKDT · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.450 km N of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaWed, May 17, 1:23 AM AKDT · 1234 days ago · 102 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.072 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaThu, May 18, 8:39 AM AKDT · 1232 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
23. 1.7Alaska PeninsulaThu, May 18, 8:39 AM AKDT · 1232 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.875 km SSW of Pilot Point, AlaskaThu, May 18, 8:43 AM AKDT · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.174 km SW of Pilot Point, AlaskaThu, May 18, 3:58 PM AKDT · 1232 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.210 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaSun, May 21, 6:28 AM AKDT · 1229 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.265 km N of Chignik, AlaskaMon, May 22, 8:46 AM AKDT · 1228 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.076 km N of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaMon, May 22, 6:41 PM AKDT · 1228 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.271 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, May 23, 9:22 PM AKDT · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
30. 2.076 km N of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaWed, May 24, 1:56 AM AKDT · 1227 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.518 km WSW of Chignik Lake, AlaskaWed, May 24, 3:13 AM AKDT · 1227 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.950 km SE of Ugashik, AlaskaWed, May 24, 4:42 AM AKDT · 1226 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.653 km SW of Pilot Point, AlaskaFri, May 26, 12:34 AM AKDT · 1225 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
34. 2.158 km SE of Ugashik, AlaskaSun, May 28, 9:22 AM AKDT · 1222 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.971 km N of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaMon, May 29, 9:20 PM AKDT · 1221 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.332 km E of Chignik, AlaskaTue, May 30, 10:48 AM AKDT · 1220 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.954 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaWed, May 31, 11:54 AM AKDT · 1219 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
38. 2.179 km ENE of Chignik, AlaskaThu, Jun 1, 8:33 AM AKDT · 1218 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
39. 2.169 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaFri, Jun 2, 3:55 AM AKDT · 1218 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.9Alaska PeninsulaFri, Jun 2, 3:57 AM AKDT · 1218 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.850 km E of Chignik, AlaskaSun, Jun 4, 7:35 AM AKDT · 1215 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
42. 1.864 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaMon, Jun 5, 1:46 AM AKDT · 1215 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.061 km NE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, Jun 13, 8:50 AM AKDT · 1206 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
44. 1.754 km S of Ugashik, AlaskaSun, Jun 18, 10:45 PM AKDT · 1201 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
45. 1.7100 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaTue, Jun 20, 2:51 PM AKDT · 1199 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
46. 2.040 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaThu, Jun 22, 10:35 AM AKDT · 1197 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.785 km S of Ugashik, AlaskaThu, Jun 22, 2:05 PM AKDT · 1197 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, AlaskaSat, Jun 24, 2:54 AM AKDT · 1196 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.196 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaTue, Jun 27, 6:30 AM AKDT · 1192 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
50. 2.026 km S of Ugashik, AlaskaWed, Jun 28, 3:24 PM AKDT · 1191 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
51. 1.977 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaFri, Jun 30, 2:49 AM AKDT · 1190 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
52. 1.747 km SE of Ugashik, AlaskaFri, Jun 30, 5:06 AM AKDT · 1189 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
53. 1.938 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaFri, Jun 30, 5:01 PM AKDT · 1189 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 1.871 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, May 2, 10:45 PM AKDT · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.8Alaska PeninsulaTue, May 2, 2:25 PM AKDT · 1248 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.768 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, May 2, 5:36 AM AKDT · 1248 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.571 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaMon, May 1, 8:15 PM AKDT · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.962 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSun, Apr 30, 5:20 PM AKDT · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.896 km ENE of Chignik, AlaskaSat, Apr 29, 1:55 PM AKDT · 1251 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.263 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSat, Apr 29, 6:47 AM AKDT · 1251 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.871 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaSat, Apr 29, 12:12 AM AKDT · 1252 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.655 km SSW of Pilot Point, AlaskaThu, Apr 27, 4:08 PM AKDT · 1253 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.358 km SSW of Pilot Point, AlaskaThu, Apr 27, 4:06 PM AKDT · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.466 km N of Chignik, AlaskaThu, Apr 27, 3:43 AM AKDT · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.766 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaThu, Apr 27, 3:21 AM AKDT · 1254 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.222 km ESE of Ugashik, AlaskaThu, Apr 27, 12:24 AM AKDT · 1254 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.768 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaWed, Apr 26, 10:06 AM AKDT · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.974 km SW of Pilot Point, AlaskaTue, Apr 25, 9:14 PM AKDT · 1255 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.270 km NNE of Chignik, AlaskaTue, Apr 25, 9:12 PM AKDT · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.175 km SW of Pilot Point, AlaskaTue, Apr 25, 1:39 PM AKDT · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.076 km N of Chignik Lagoon, AlaskaTue, Apr 25, 8:49 AM AKDT · 1255 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.1105 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaMon, Apr 24, 5:53 PM AKDT · 1256 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.157 km SSW of Ugashik, AlaskaSun, Apr 23, 12:28 AM AKDT · 1258 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91098928. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.