Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 7:21 PM AKST (04:21 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-05 04:21:21 UTC
Depth
53.9 km (33.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.342° N, 157.810° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.439 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 67 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.415 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.515 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.41 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.518 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.277 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.948 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.033 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.473 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.526 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2069 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.617 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.077 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.0134 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.725 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.725 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.928 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.825 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.441 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.333 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.868 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.033 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.953 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.432 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.735 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.849 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 63 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.957 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.38 km WNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 3.650 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.554 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.223 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.222 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.757 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 66 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.445 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 94 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.123 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.473 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.973 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218c70ls. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.