Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 1:47 AM AKDT (09:47 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-02 09:47:17 UTC
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.578° N, 156.908° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.5161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.3158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.8157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.9135 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.4138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.8140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.6153 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.2139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.3164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.9118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.9185 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.5116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.2118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.8199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.5115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.1139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.6177 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.973 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.4205 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.9165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.8110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.0190 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.2161 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.3158 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.9167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.371 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.6137 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.275 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.3167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.8162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.359 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.5147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.1118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.8149 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.8148 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.9197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 5.6181 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.2191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 5.1200 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  46. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.231 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.0157 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.9144 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.7144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.1194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.271 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.890 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.7168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 3.1south of Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 4.8137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  57. 2.8152 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.9167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.667 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.262 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.769 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.6136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.3144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b9cb1ep. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.