Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 9:04 AM AKST (18:04 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-12-24 18:04:53 UTC
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.075° N, 156.521° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
132

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.439 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.1south of Alaska · 2084 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.277 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.033 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2072 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.077 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.0134 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.579 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.4117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.441 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.4137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.953 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.989 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.179 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.973 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.0153 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.983 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.999 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.389 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.283 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020gi0od3z (also filed as us6000d2mi). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.