Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 120 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 120 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 8:22 AM AKDT (16:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-05 16:22:16 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.426° N, 156.473° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 908 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.295 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 908 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.258 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 907 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.374 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 906 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.254 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 906 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.776 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 906 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.1107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 904 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.0112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 904 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.0125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 903 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.190 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 903 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.260 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 902 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.6175 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 901 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.855 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.482 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 898 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.283 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 896 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.792 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 894 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.560 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 894 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.548 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 893 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.546 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 893 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.7118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 893 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.4106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 893 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 892 days ago · 69 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.274 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 891 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.5112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 891 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.2130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 891 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.930 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 890 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.098 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 890 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.0110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 890 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.867 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 888 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.6148 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 888 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.660 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 887 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.087 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 886 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.590 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.894 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 885 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.679 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 885 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.589 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 885 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.793 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 885 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.5103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 885 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.1110 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 884 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.9115 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 882 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.6108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 878 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.8107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.044 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.7108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 875 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.3155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 873 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 871 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.295 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 869 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.676 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 867 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.271 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 867 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.078 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 866 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.136 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 866 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.569 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 866 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 3.6112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 864 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.1109 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 864 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.074 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 864 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.355 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 863 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.794 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.3123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 862 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.850 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 861 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.094 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 909 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.6113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 910 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.685 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 911 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.059 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 911 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.1111 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 911 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.360 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 913 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.467 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.3117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 914 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.843 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 915 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.960 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 915 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.782 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 916 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.466 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 916 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.5104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 916 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.8109 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 917 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.582 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 918 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.671 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 918 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.956 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 919 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.3170 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 920 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.379 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 920 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.585 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 920 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0244f190e0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.