M2.8 earthquake 205 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 205 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 9:24 PM AKDT (05:24 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 213 km SE of Perryville, 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025908gdde (also filed as us7000qcr1). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.