Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 10:47 AM AKDT (18:47 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 10:47 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-12 18:47:57 UTC
Depth: 46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.356° N, 156.567° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 104

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast265 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 131.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d3n5wqy (also filed as us6000fu23). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.