Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 7:31 AM AKST (16:31 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 103 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-26 16:31:11 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.350° N, 156.578° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 74 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.6108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.6102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.680 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.4south of Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.3126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.5102 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.3147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.245 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 58 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.573 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1690 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1682 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.995 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.230 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.083 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.353 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.926 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.076 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.088 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.780 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.4114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.972 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.498 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.892 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.7101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.299 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.154 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.675 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 65 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.673 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gjn6jil. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.