Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 79 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 79 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 10, 2016, 7:40 PM AKST (04:40 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-11 04:40:31 UTC
Depth
55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.599° N, 157.232° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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How well it is located

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Stations used
18

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.364 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.168 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.195 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.617 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.4107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.56 km ESE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.064 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.734 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.542 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.547 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.5115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.1122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.025 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 3881 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.559 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.822 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.8121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.352 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.942 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.635 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.134 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.763 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.0130 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.791 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016i9j6wc (also filed as ak12461530, us10004erd). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.