Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 10:15 AM AKDT (18:15 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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: Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 10:15 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-14 18:15:35 UTC
Depth: 27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.294° N, 157.172° 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: 57

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast211 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218yslr9u (also filed as us7000elyp). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.