Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 87 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 87 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, May 16, 2025, 11:17 PM AKDT (07:17 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 45 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-17 07:17:37 UTC
Depth
42.6 km (26.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.535° N, 157.061° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.973 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 502 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.0115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 502 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.545 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 499 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.264 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 499 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 497 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.319 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 497 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.889 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 496 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.693 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 496 days ago · 75 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.912 km SSW of Chignik, Alaska · 494 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.970 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 494 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.8134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 494 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.2129 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 494 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.073 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.330 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 492 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.860 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 490 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.519 km SSW of Chignik, Alaska · 488 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.1113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 482 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.881 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 482 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.765 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 482 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 476 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.0100 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 476 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.723 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 476 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.189 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 476 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.947 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 475 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.878 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 475 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.439 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 475 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.881 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 471 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 471 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.2110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 470 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.891 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 469 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.5110 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 469 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.9114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 466 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.9151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 465 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.855 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 465 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 3.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 462 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.634 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 462 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.313 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 461 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.0114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 461 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.7104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 461 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.2127 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 459 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.279 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 459 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.073 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 458 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.970 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 458 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.468 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 457 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.2115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 454 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.2112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 454 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.0109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 452 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.564 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 452 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.875 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 451 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.884 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 450 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.5107 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 450 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.6112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 448 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.990 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 445 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.789 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 445 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 3.1113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 444 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.1124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 443 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.950 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.3133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 503 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.241 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 504 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.655 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 505 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.554 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 505 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.676 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.958 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 506 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.153 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 507 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.4134 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 507 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 508 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.065 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 509 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.058 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 511 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.630 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 511 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 511 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.198 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 514 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.295 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.672 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 516 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.045 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 517 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.239 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 519 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.697 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 521 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256aowbdo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.