Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 6:45 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-15 02:45:42 UTC
Depth: 45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.333° N, 156.496° 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: 106

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast268 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d8c8jp7 (also filed as us6000furi). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.