Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 7:29 PM AKST (04:29 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 7:29 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-22 04:29:25 UTC
Depth: 55.2 km (34.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.206° N, 156.497° 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: 120

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast268 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ez7r50u (also filed as us7000fw3l). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.