Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 67 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 3:17 AM AKDT (11:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 57 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-19 11:17:10 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.761° N, 157.882° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 409 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.7103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 409 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.634 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 408 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.960 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 406 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.7142 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 405 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.813 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 403 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.613 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 402 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.923 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.8129 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 397 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.4132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 395 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.326 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 392 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.2111 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 390 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.938 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 390 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.595 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 380 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.843 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 379 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.720 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 373 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.629 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 368 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.930 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 367 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.992 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 366 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.251 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 363 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.653 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 359 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 3.457 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 355 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.515 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 350 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.561 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 410 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.635 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 411 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.99 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 411 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.379 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 412 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.461 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 412 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.525 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 412 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.734 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 417 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.121 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 418 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.3128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 420 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.623 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 422 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.261 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 422 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.451 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 422 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.08 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 424 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.373 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 424 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.270 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 424 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.1106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 424 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.185 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 424 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.175 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 427 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.772 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 429 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.8119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 431 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025am7slp3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.