Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 72 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 10:42 PM AKST (07:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-28 07:42:29 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.959° N, 157.397° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.4south of Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.9156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.0132 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.245 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.6116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.359 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.851 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.3159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.2159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.371 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.864 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.969 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.855 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1682 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.995 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.230 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.554 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.926 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.076 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 5.3110 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  43. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.4114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.933 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.7167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.5129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.322 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.7129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3162 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1738 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.8165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.2160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.23 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.154 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.6160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gmsyqbj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.