Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 3:50 PM AKDT (23:50 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 99 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 3:50 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-14 23:50:10 UTC
Depth: 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.294° N, 156.543° 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: 139

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast269 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 110.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d718b9p (also filed as us6000fuqg). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.