Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 98 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 98 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 11:22 PM AKST (08:22 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 110 km SE 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
2025-01-03 08:22:57 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.108° N, 156.851° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 636 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.253 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 635 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.494 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 635 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.470 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.073 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.362 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 633 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.029 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 631 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.5149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 626 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.3165 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 625 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.9159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 624 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.0128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 623 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.924 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 622 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.9100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 622 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.930 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 620 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.459 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 619 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.6106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 617 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.033 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 617 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.352 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 617 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.4110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.323 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 615 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.427 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 613 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.366 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 610 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.275 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 610 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.793 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 609 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.992 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.993 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 606 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.8118 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 606 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.9115 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 606 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.162 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 605 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.475 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 605 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.992 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 605 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 605 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.481 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 603 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 603 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.377 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 598 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.924 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 597 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 595 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.4118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 595 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.065 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.977 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.0147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 594 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.838 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.4175 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.679 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.3105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 592 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.6108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 592 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 590 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.067 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 590 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.864 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 589 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.5136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.8159 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 587 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.8149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 587 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.6146 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.395 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 586 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 585 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.838 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 585 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.8156 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.091 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.345 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 582 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.4155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 639 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.4101 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 640 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.4112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.7109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.2100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.6129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 646 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.9113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 646 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.527 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.3168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.6155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.065 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 650 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.746 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 650 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.847 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 650 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.179 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.7159 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 651 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.280 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 652 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.040 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 652 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 656 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.272 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 657 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02553icga. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.