Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 215 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 215 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 3:11 AM AKDT (11:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 201 km SE of Perryville, 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
2024-08-08 11:11:40 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.813° N, 156.215° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.8216 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 773 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.3214 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 770 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.1202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.7186 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.6199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 760 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.4175 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 751 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.0180 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 747 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.2199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.4201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 746 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.5196 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 732 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.8256 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 731 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.5165 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 729 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.5166 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 784 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.4156 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 785 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.0148 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 787 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.6149 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 794 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.2162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 798 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.2174 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 799 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.0158 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 799 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.2164 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.7143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 800 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.5141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 800 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.6200 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 805 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.7202 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 805 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.1165 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 806 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.3164 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 806 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 810 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.5205 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 811 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a5odwtt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.