Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 10:59 AM AKDT (18:59 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 10:59 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-17 18:59:17 UTC
Depth: 57.4 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.130° N, 156.540° 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: 37

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast263 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aj14z9h (also filed as us7000f4di). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.