Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 34 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 10:34 PM AKDT (06:34 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-03 06:34:17 UTC
Depth
65.2 km (40.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.405° N, 157.883° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.378 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 62 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.6114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.561 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.7114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.151 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.319 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.331 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 92 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.558 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.471 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.686 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.633 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 141 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.831 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.630 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.035 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.823 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.251 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.328 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.446 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.459 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.935 km NNE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.620 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.237 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.445 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02149wr78g (also filed as us7000dynz). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.