Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 46 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 25, 2015, 6:38 PM AKST (03:38 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 78 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-26 03:38:57 UTC
Depth
38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.025° N, 157.831° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.051 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.7135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.141 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.934 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.791 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.642 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.078 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.168 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.617 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.4107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.56 km ESE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.126 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.248 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3973 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.8117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.447 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3981 days ago · 74 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.733 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3987 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.122 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.2113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3992 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.910 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak015f5td3f0 (also filed as ak12104201). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.