Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 1:45 PM AKDT (21:45 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 192 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 1:45 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-13 21:45:34 UTC
Depth: 26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.105° N, 156.922° 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: 33

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast228 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 193.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021acgowq4 (also filed as us7000f3b9). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.