Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 179 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 179 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 3:41 PM AKDT (23:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 181 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 3:41 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-30 23:41:52 UTC
Depth: 33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.555° N, 155.857° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -4.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 81

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast294 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 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 ak0219pcc39e (also filed as us6000f0uq). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.