Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 42 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 42 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 12:52 PM AKDT (20:52 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 61 km SSE of Perryville, 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
2024-07-16 20:52:41 UTC
Depth
58.3 km (36.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.918° N, 158.303° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NNW of Chignik, Alaska · 804 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.095 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 803 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.916 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 803 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.784 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 800 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.7100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 800 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.658 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 799 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.812 km SSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 797 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.045 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 796 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.550 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 796 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.170 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 792 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.521 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.043 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 790 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.963 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 790 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.235 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 789 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.45 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 788 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.493 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 787 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.285 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 787 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.823 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 786 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.84 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 786 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.868 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 786 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.956 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 786 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.055 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 786 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 785 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.55 km SSE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 785 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 784 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.513 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 784 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.8107 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 782 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.651 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 782 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.266 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 781 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.889 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 779 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.622 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 779 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.592 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 779 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.545 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 776 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.956 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 775 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.931 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 774 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.816 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 773 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.173 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 772 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.872 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 771 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.670 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.022 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 768 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.113 km NW of Perryville, Alaska · 767 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.260 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 766 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.925 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 760 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.655 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.53 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 3.161 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 759 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.768 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 759 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.728 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 758 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.336 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 757 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.138 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 756 days ago · 141 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.988 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.785 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.716 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 753 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.056 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.454 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.0113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 752 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 748 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.333 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 808 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 811 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.517 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 812 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.958 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 812 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.060 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.541 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 813 days ago · 59 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.642 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.1123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 814 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.079 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 815 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.657 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 815 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.845 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 817 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.848 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 819 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.924 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 821 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.014 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 822 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.150 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 823 days ago · 157 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.915 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 830 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.548 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 831 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.5115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 837 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 837 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02493smmfq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.