Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 10:21 AM AKST (19:21 UTC), 72 km (45 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 19:21:01 UTC
Depth
72.1 km (44.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.167° N, 158.320° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.131 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.570 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.518 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.277 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.372 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.569 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.680 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.561 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.033 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.473 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.526 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.443 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.617 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.2Alaska Peninsula · 2064 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.725 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.725 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.928 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.825 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.441 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.225 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.333 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.55 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.868 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.033 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.953 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.432 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.735 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.849 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.570 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.38 km WNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 3.650 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.554 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.29 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.48 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.223 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.222 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.757 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.445 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.237 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.620 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.411 km WNW of Perryville, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.415 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.532 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.439 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.315 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.565 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.28 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.132 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.226 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.123 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.473 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021iick46 (also filed as us6000dd5j). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.