Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 6:56 AM AKDT (14:56 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 6:56 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-29 14:56:21 UTC
Depth: 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.475° N, 156.303° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 37

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast265 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219njizw6 (also filed as us6000f7bt). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.