Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Aug 9, 2024, 6:52 AM AKDT (14:52 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 86 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-09 14:52:24 UTC
Depth
90.6 km (56.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.329° N, 158.190° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.570 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 782 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.651 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 781 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 781 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.889 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 778 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.592 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 778 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.574 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 778 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.545 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.931 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 773 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.816 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 772 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.844 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.022 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 767 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.2109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.1104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 766 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.113 km NW of Perryville, Alaska · 766 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.260 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 765 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.5101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 761 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.925 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 758 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.53 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 758 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.728 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 756 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.174 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.336 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.138 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 755 days ago · 141 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.988 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.785 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.285 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.716 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 752 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.056 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.454 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.0104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 747 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.842 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 745 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.93 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 744 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.217 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 84 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.558 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.697 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 743 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 3.786 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.197 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 741 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.752 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 738 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.763 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 738 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.633 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.464 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.388 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.36 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 735 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.328 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.763 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 731 days ago · 69 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.166 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 731 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.435 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 730 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.84 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 729 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.793 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.479 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 726 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.485 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 725 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.053 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 724 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km SSE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 783 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 784 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.7105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 784 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 785 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.823 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.285 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.493 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 786 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 787 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.235 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 788 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.963 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 789 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.521 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.550 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 795 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.045 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 795 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.812 km SSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 796 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.658 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 798 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.784 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 799 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.916 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 802 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.88 km NNW of Chignik, Alaska · 803 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.942 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 806 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.333 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 807 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a7dyb7v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.