Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 87 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 1:07 AM AKST (10:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 1:07 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-09 10:07:39 UTC
Depth: 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.920° N, 157.175° 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: 37

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast219 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021edt7jlv (also filed as us7000fsnp). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.