Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 4:50 AM AKDT (12:50 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 110 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 4:50 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-14 12:50:50 UTC
Depth: 46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.222° N, 156.521° 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: 57

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast268 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 115.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d6uom9d (also filed as us6000fum2). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.