Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 40 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 40 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 6:45 AM AKST (15:45 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 87 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-20 15:45:11 UTC
Depth
47.7 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.278° N, 157.745° 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.280 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 651 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.820 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 650 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.179 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.847 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.746 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.065 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.527 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 646 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.72 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 646 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.2100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 643 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.025 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 641 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.7109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 640 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.4101 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 639 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.198 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.068 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.253 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 59 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.322 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 634 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.494 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.470 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 633 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.529 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 633 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.587 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 633 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.073 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 632 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.362 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 632 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.028 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 632 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.029 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 630 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.837 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 629 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 3.0128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 622 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.924 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 621 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.9100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 621 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.930 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 619 days ago · 80 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.459 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 618 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.6106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.033 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.352 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 3.4110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 615 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.323 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 614 days ago · 85 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.427 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 612 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.017 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 611 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.366 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 609 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.275 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 609 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 3.342 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 608 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.545 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.992 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 607 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.993 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 605 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.162 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 604 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.475 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 604 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.992 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 604 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 604 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.481 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 602 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 602 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.377 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 597 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.924 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 596 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.4118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.065 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.838 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 593 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.679 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 593 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.3105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 591 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.553 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 653 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 655 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.272 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 656 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.013 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 658 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.8100 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 658 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.644 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 658 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.8100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 661 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.262 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 662 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.567 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 663 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.348 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 663 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.870 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 664 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.739 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 664 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.287 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 664 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.4120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.039 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.8117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 666 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.876 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 666 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.0114 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 666 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.9114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 666 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.455 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 668 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away

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