Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 97 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 97 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 17, 2024, 11:58 PM AKDT (07:58 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 90 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-18 07:58:35 UTC
Depth
61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.470° N, 156.866° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations

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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.786 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.980 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.972 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.968 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.871 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.869 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.197 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 741 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.668 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 740 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.752 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 739 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.633 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.464 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.388 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.328 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 734 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.763 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.576 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 733 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.3103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 731 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.166 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 731 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.585 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 729 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.793 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.479 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 726 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.485 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 725 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.2112 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 725 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 721 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.9101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 718 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.544 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 718 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.449 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 717 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.948 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 715 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.9122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 715 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.885 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 714 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.794 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.026 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.4101 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.298 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 713 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.289 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 712 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.946 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.837 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 711 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.046 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 711 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.8100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 709 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.997 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 706 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 704 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.320 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 703 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.2109 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 703 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.5120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 702 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.260 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 701 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.6152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 700 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.2125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 699 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.6103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 699 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.463 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 698 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.685 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 695 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.984 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 695 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.3124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 694 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.890 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 694 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.087 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 694 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.4114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 693 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.373 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 693 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.151 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 693 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.184 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 692 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.489 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 692 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.558 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.217 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.999 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.842 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 745 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 747 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.0104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.454 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.056 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.6104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.285 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.785 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.988 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.336 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.779 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 756 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.174 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 757 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.694 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 758 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.237 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 759 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.797 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 759 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away

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