Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska on Fri, May 26, 2023, 12:34 AM AKDT (08:34 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 64 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-26 08:34:11 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.165° N, 158.080° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.158 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.227 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 166 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.971 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.332 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.954 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.179 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.169 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1219 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.950 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.850 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.864 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.061 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 103 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.785 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.196 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.026 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.977 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.747 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.093 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1187 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1185 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.121 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1184 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.746 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.535 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 157 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.576 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.964 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.661 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.680 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.751 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.950 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.076 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.271 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.076 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.265 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.174 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.875 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1234 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.072 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.450 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.172 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.671 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.837 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.940 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.871 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.970 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.368 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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