Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 5:16 PM AKDT (01:16 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 5:16 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-02 01:16:12 UTC
Depth: 80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 56.386° N, 157.750° 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: 38

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast208 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 139.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b97cw9g (also filed as us7000fc6u). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.