Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 5:59 AM AKDT (13:59 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 114 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 5:59 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-11 13:59:31 UTC
Depth: 51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.276° N, 156.573° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 197

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast267 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 156.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d1wpwr6 (also filed as us6000ftqa). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.