Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 10:29 AM AKDT (18:29 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 151 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 10:29 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-11 18:29:45 UTC
Depth: 60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.280° N, 156.566° 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: 25

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: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 138.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d1ziodq (also filed as us6000g9kk). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.