M2.9 earthquake 129 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 129 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 6:25 AM AKDT (14:25 UTC), 82 km (51 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.056 · 42 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02041rs19m (also filed as us70008hu0). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.