Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 96 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 96 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 6:58 AM AKDT (14:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 6:58 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-10 14:58:57 UTC
Depth: 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.624° N, 156.950° 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: 72

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast234 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bmnnfbf (also filed as us7000fa0m). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.