Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 1:55 PM AKDT (21:55 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 166 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 21:55:54 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.710° N, 156.793° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.4133 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.6166 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.036 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.6158 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.4147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.4131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.0137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.8163 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.9103 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.942 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.1143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.860 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.5155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.6147 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.4170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.386 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.9144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.3132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.5136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.7138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.377 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.387 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.0158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.7144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.8190 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.1144 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.6166 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.892 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.675 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.6south of Alaska · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 3.0169 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.7146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.8137 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.3144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.141 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.6136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.0122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.990 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.7131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.5161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.3158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.8157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.8140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.6153 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.2139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.3164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.9118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.9185 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.5116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.2118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.8199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.5115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.1139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021amdz6ct. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.