Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 53 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:39 AM AKDT (10:39 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 87 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:39 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-12 10:39:22 UTC
Depth: 46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.173° N, 157.563° 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: 40

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast206 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 143.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aamkhaz (also filed as us6000f4gt). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.