Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 64 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 64 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 3:11 AM AKDT (11:11 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 71 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 11:11:56 UTC
Depth
65.3 km (40.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.561° N, 157.468° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.371 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.296 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.275 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.646 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.860 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.074 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.299 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.231 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.8109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.1101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.098 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.722 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.490 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.389 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.796 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 6.9112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 320 · tsunami flag
  26. 4.2115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.5113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.5116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.4117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.2120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.2118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.4119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.5117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.6113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.3117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.6119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.3123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.2123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.745 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.2118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.585 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.080 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.646 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.8124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.990 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.141 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.675 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.892 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.538 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.377 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.6111 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.860 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.986 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.942 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.951 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bjaicue. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.