Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 11:05 PM AKST (08:05 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 11 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-26 08:05:25 UTC
Depth
51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.051° N, 158.302° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 644 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 643 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.938 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 641 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.2100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.323 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 640 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.025 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 639 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.198 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 636 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.253 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 632 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.322 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 632 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.470 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 632 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.529 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 632 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.587 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 631 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.073 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 631 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.362 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 631 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.028 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 630 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.961 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 630 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.029 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 628 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.837 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 627 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.924 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 619 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.930 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 618 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.459 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.6106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 615 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.033 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 615 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.352 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 614 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.249 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 614 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.4110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 613 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.323 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 613 days ago · 85 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.427 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 611 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.329 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 609 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.017 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 609 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 608 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.366 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 607 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.967 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 607 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.275 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 607 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.342 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 606 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.992 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 606 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.746 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 604 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.993 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 603 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.475 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 602 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 600 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.377 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 596 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.029 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 596 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.924 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 595 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.032 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 593 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.065 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.838 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 591 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.679 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.3105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 590 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 4.711 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 589 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 24
  50. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.067 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 587 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.864 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 587 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.05 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 586 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.032 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 586 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.673 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 584 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.065 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.746 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.847 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.915 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 648 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.820 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 649 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.716 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.028 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 649 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.280 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.040 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 650 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.553 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 652 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 653 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.263 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 653 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.013 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 656 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.945 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 656 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.050 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 656 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.644 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 657 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.262 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 661 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.567 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 661 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.348 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 662 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.739 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 662 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gl5svo4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.