Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 70 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 70 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, May 2, 2020, 6:57 AM AKDT (14:57 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-02 14:57:58 UTC
Depth
31.1 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.736° N, 157.867° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.339 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.919 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.232 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.372 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.043 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.699 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.377 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.017 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.516 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.4104 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.613 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.6134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.033 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.417 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.216 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.836 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.39 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.951 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.815 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.945 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.9123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.483 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.949 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.025 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.541 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.849 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.667 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.156 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.035 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.959 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.716 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.721 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.940 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.778 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.33 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.979 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.05 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.926 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.062 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.640 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205nns3i6 (also filed as us700098tn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.