Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 12:57 PM AKST (21:57 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 121 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-08 21:57:24 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.176° N, 158.006° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 571 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.2114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 571 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.87 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 570 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.450 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 569 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.196 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 568 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.45 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 567 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.645 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 567 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.940 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 566 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.419 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 564 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.330 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 564 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.0115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 564 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.432 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 562 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.658 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 562 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 561 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.146 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 561 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.520 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 560 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.048 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 560 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.2107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 560 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.2107 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 559 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.120 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 559 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.249 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 559 days ago · 93 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.017 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 557 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.4113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 555 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.193 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 554 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.493 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 554 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.976 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 549 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.230 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 548 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.357 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 548 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.641 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 547 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.565 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 547 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.542 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 547 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.341 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 547 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.622 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 547 days ago · 64 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.1121 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 546 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.666 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 546 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.540 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 546 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.639 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 545 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.218 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 541 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.592 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 540 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.330 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 539 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.769 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 539 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.839 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 539 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.978 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 538 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.340 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 536 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.439 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 536 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.842 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 536 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.157 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 535 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.040 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.640 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 531 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.373 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 531 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.939 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 527 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.966 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 522 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.636 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 522 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.546 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 521 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.239 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 519 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.295 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.963 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 513 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.759 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 513 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.958 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.293 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.948 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.362 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.23 km NW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 576 days ago · 87 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.38 km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 576 days ago · 118 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.345 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 579 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.261 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 580 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.122 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 582 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.838 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 582 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.395 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.829 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 583 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.516 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 584 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.05 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 587 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.864 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 587 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.067 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 587 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.711 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 589 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 24
  20. 2.3105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 590 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025335umin. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.