M2.3 earthquake 58 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 58 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska on Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 4:06 PM AKDT (00:06 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 71 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.067 · 29 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235f5g5gl (also filed as us7000jwfl). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.