Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 82 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 82 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 6:42 PM AKDT (02:42 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 77 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 6:42 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-19 02:42:46 UTC
Depth: 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.631° N, 157.219° 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: 60

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast233 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 170.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021am2l4yc (also filed as us6000f86a). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.