Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 47 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, May 25, 2017, 11:09 PM AKDT (07:09 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, May 25, 2017, 11:09 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-05-26 07:09:36 UTC
Depth: 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.087° N, 157.742° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
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
3.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
4.3	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.267 · 4 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 133

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast192 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0176pkopks (also filed as ak16130883, us10008vfk). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.