M2.6 earthquake 147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 5:51 PM AKDT (01:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-12 01:51:06 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.282° N, 156.899° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.5158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.7100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.6155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.778 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.372 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203b3ld6h (also filed as us70008d9g). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.