Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 53 km NE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 53 km NE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 4:02 PM AKDT (00:02 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 35 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 4:02 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-06-18 00:02:44 UTC
Depth: 111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 56.667° N, 157.846° 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

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Stations used: 58

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast222 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0207t5dipj (also filed as us6000af9y). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.