Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 70 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 70 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:54 PM AKDT (06:54 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-11 06:54:08 UTC
Depth
35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.732° N, 157.889° 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
25

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.070 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.561 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.679 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.9108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.398 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.788 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.588 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.7114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.319 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.331 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.558 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.471 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.7108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.5106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.5113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.8123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.8107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.378 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.9141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.8108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.534 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.630 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.035 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.790 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.823 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.827 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.093 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.328 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.446 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2020 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.494 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.399 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214n568u6 (also filed as us7000e0ga). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.