Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 4:14 AM AKST (13:14 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 4:14 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-09 13:14:49 UTC
Depth: 54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.221° N, 156.571° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 43

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast265 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021edv1d8q (also filed as us7000fspn). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.