Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 5:45 PM AKST (02:45 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 5:45 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-09 02:45:10 UTC
Depth: 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.056° N, 156.821° 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: 49

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast244 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exannm (also filed as us7000d1ns). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.