Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 5:03 PM AKST (02:03 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 35 km S of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-07 02:03:38 UTC
Depth
65.4 km (40.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.417° N, 157.833° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.620 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.935 km NNE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.459 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 93 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.446 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.328 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.251 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.823 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.035 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.630 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.831 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.534 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.038 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.378 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.7101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.6114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.561 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.7114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.151 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.445 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.757 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.222 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.223 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.554 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.650 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.38 km WNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.957 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 63 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.735 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021316ohx9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.