Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km N of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km N of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 7:36 AM AKDT (15:36 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 45 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 15:36:15 UTC
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.652° N, 152.284° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.039 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.062 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.642 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.541 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.134 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.983 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.618 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.222 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.754 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.820 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.873 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.453 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.722 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.527 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.145 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.721 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.845 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.036 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.725 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.635 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.624 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.637 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.842 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.413 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.846 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.061 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.633 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.666 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.492 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cwz5rsy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.