Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 99 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 99 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 3:59 PM AKST (00:59 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 81 km W of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-30 00:59:51 UTC
Depth
56.4 km (35.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.646° N, 156.928° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.133 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.983 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.930 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.0153 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.973 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.563 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.288 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.439 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.681 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 93 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 84 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.839 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.948 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.033 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.875 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2072 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.617 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.883 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.283 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.152 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.6109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.3107 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.7110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.798 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.141 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.647 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.5109 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.4117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.186 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.998 km W of Akhiok, AK · 2159 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, AK · 2160 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.9126 km SW of Akhiok, AK · 2160 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020fe1e0nb (also filed as us7000cq5g). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.