Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 86 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 86 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 9:56 PM AKDT (05:56 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-27 05:56:16 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.555° N, 157.081° 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
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 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 ak024884ic6o (also filed as us6000nhtr). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.