Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 97 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 97 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, May 23, 2024, 8:47 AM AKDT (16:47 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-23 16:47:39 UTC
Depth
66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.635° N, 156.940° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.065 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 859 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.789 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 859 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.0117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 859 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.165 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 858 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.096 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 858 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 858 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 857 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.580 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 857 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.3110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 856 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.686 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 855 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.398 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 853 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.045 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 853 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.591 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 850 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.797 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 850 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.674 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 849 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.991 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 849 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.2110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 848 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.6101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 848 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.797 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 845 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.062 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 845 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.787 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 842 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.720 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 841 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.9111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 839 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.559 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 838 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 837 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.996 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 836 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.997 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 835 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.074 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 834 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.9110 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 834 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.579 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 833 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.681 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 833 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.895 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 832 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 3.5117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 832 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.548 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 830 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.1100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 830 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.869 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 829 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.693 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 829 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 827 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.1125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 827 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.5109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 824 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 823 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.383 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 820 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.6103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 820 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.792 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 819 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 817 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.870 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 816 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.583 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 816 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.581 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 816 days ago · 85 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.8104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.897 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 812 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.655 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 812 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.517 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 811 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.333 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 808 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 807 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.5106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 806 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.549 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 805 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.684 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.589 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 805 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.584 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 805 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.754 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 804 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.850 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 862 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.230 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 862 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.013 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 863 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.794 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.36 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 864 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.074 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 864 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.6112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 865 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.136 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 866 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.078 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 867 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.271 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 867 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.613 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 867 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.295 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 869 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 871 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.827 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 872 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.7108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.044 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.8107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.6108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 879 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.235 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 881 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0246mf72id. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.