Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 5:20 PM AKDT (01:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 2021 Chignik, Alaska Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 5:20 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-06-09 01:20:52 UTC
Depth: 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.704° N, 157.035° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 8

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast222 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0217cmpczb (also filed as us7000ebb6). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.