Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 10:57 AM AKDT (18:57 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 150 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. 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
2024-10-31 18:57:20 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.748° N, 156.166° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations

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How well it is located

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Stations used
17

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024e0pywxm (also filed as us7000nxzt). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.