Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 7:19 AM AKDT (15:19 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-11 15:19:59 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.017° N, 156.503° W
Region
Alaska
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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.071 · 26 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0238ts8fbe (also filed as us7000kewl). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.