Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 104 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 104 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 7:27 AM AKST (16:27 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-26 16:27:13 UTC
Depth
71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.568° N, 156.780° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.957 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.985 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.255 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.554 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.699 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.899 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.899 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2397 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.883 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.6112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.3101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 81 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2389 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.331 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.692 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.855 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.755 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.973 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.550 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.753 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.7129 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.9129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.090 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.6115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.746 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.874 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.7100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.185 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.640 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.062 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 76 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.2109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.832 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.884 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.568 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.192 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.571 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.841 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.057 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.2102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.051 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.586 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2422 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.057 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.758 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.651 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 81 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.155 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.961 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.846 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.893 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.8121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.643 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.353 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.746 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.0128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202mjbj8f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.