Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska on Thu, Sep 5, 2024, 4:28 PM AKDT (00:28 UTC), 141 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 33 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-06 00:28:22 UTC
Depth
140.8 km (87.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.401° N, 159.332° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.716 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 752 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 744 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.217 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.633 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.244 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 736 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.36 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 735 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.328 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 734 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 731 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.435 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 730 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 729 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.733 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 728 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.342 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 722 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.923 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.540 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 719 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.953 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.641 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 714 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.026 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.517 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 713 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.837 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 711 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.428 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 709 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.336 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 708 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.142 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 704 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.320 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 703 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.045 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 703 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.433 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.938 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 703 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.95 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 701 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.24 km ENE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 699 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.336 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.728 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 757 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.53 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 758 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.925 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 759 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.113 km NW of Perryville, Alaska · 766 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.022 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 767 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.816 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 772 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.931 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 773 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.622 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 778 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.446 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.513 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 783 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.55 km SSE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 784 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 784 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 785 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.823 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bhgit9v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.