Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 62 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 62 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 4:54 AM AKDT (12:54 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 4:54 AM AKDT
UTC: 2016-09-09 12:54:20 UTC
Depth: 38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.989° N, 157.553° 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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 48 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: 86

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast199 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016bmmfmga (also filed as ak13924938, us10006nb3). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.