Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 8:08 PM AKDT (04:08 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 south of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 8:08 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-27 04:08:54 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.592° N, 156.020° 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: 27

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast284 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 180.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021celj9q3 (also filed as us6000fxmj). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.