Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 147 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 3:00 AM AKDT (11:00 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sand Point forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 11:00:48 UTC
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.394° N, 156.685° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.0137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.8163 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.5130 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.9103 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.1143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.860 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.5155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.6147 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.4170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.386 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.9144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.3132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.3188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.5136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.7138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.377 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.387 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.0158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.5152 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.7144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.8190 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.1144 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.6166 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.675 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.6204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.6south of Alaska · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 3.0169 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.6207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.7146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.8137 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.0203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.3144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.6136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.0122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 3.7131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.5161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.3158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.8157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 3.9135 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.4138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.8140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.6153 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.2139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 3.3164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.9118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.9185 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.5116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.2118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.8199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 3.0242 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.5115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.1139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.6158 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.6166 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.4133 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.4156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.4162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.0136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.5152 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.3150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.7150 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.4156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.0132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.5138 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.4south of Alaska · 1860 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.0154 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.6202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.2199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.3120 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.1south of Alaska · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.8100 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021auhdrx7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.