Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 12:57 AM AKST (09:57 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sand Point forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-05 09:57:33 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.913° N, 156.651° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.931 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.568 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.7110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.3107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.6109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.999 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.0153 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.473 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.5130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.186 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, AK · 2160 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.9126 km SW of Akhiok, AK · 2160 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.1121 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.259 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.195 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e8uarwp (also filed as us6000cqp8). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.