Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 174 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 174 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:28 PM AKDT (23:28 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:28 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-25 23:28:04 UTC
Depth: 37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.346° N, 156.179° 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: 21

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast273 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dp80ehj (also filed as us6000g9p8). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.