Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 80 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 80 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Dec 13, 2016, 7:16 PM AKST (04:16 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 95 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-14 04:16:04 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.699° N, 157.676° 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
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.115 · 10 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.555 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.662 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.915 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.354 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.771 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.953 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.437 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.329 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.990 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.6115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.163 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.1145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016g191ajl (also filed as ak14772298, us200082p8). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.