Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 8:15 PM AKST (05:15 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-26 05:15:03 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.472° N, 156.134° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 644 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.6129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 643 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.2100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.4155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 637 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.5185 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.198 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 636 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.6166 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 632 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 631 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.9190 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 630 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.7229 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 625 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.5149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 623 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.3165 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 623 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.3165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.9159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 622 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.3175 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 620 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.6106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 615 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.4110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 613 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.6157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 605 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.6208 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 604 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.8118 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 603 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.475 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 603 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.1153 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 601 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.4156 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.2156 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 595 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 5.7155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 594 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  26. 3.0147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 591 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.4175 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 591 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.679 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.3105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 590 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.5136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 586 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.8159 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 585 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.8149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 584 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.6155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 646 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.7159 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 648 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.6134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 663 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.2169 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 663 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.8150 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 664 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.876 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.0114 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gl42oc2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.