Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 58 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 58 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, May 13, 2021, 10:19 PM AKDT (06:19 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 06:19:48 UTC
Depth
44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.056° N, 157.560° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.471 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.686 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.5113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.4105 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.084 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.8107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.770 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.882 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.715 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.815 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.287 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.5110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.042 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.272 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.125 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.331 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.319 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.6132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.4139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.7114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.588 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.788 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165ppa5g (also filed as us7000e2zq). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.