M3.4 earthquake 110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 25, 2025, 5:39 PM AKST (02:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025171ec24 (also filed as us6000pmda). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC.