Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Oct 4, 2016, 8:17 AM AKDT (16:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 145 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
2016-10-04 16:17:17 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.575° N, 157.266° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.7152 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.268 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.375 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.964 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.678 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.249 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.989 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.4134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.1145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.6115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.990 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.276 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.4115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.483 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.279 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.356 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.2128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.424 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.3125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.664 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.562 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.133 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.077 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016cs113ik (also filed as ak14189838). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.