Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 62 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 5:20 PM AKDT (01:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 5:20 PM AKDT
UTC: 2023-05-01 01:20:48 UTC
Depth: 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.811° N, 158.005° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.06 · 36 stations
3.08	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.0909716716060396 · 9 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 49

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast221 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235k4qtim (also filed as av91098683, av91869921, us7000jxa0). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.