Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 6:16 AM AKST (15:16 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 103 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 15:16:16 UTC
Depth
62.2 km (38.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.162° N, 158.063° 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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.154 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.23 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.535 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1737 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.546 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.532 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.245 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.045 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 160 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.359 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.851 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.371 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.864 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.969 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.855 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.653 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 207 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.8113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.580 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.252 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1749 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.276 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.017 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.2112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.776 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.1112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.5117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.750 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.799 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fzs1qmi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.