Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 63 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 12:03 PM AKST (21:03 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 52 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-20 21:03:26 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.138° N, 157.428° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.252 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.4113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.461 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.799 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.4137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.5117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.1112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.776 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.7136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.2112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.017 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.276 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1750 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.252 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.6120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.580 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 4.8113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.154 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.23 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.7129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 97 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.680 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.532 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.0132 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.245 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.487 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.5112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.663 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.6112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.333 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.496 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.259 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.244 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1775 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.215 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.7134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.745 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.9106 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.2114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ew6n8ve. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.