Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 114 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 114 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 5:53 PM AKDT (01:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 120 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-26 01:53:00 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.412° N, 156.556° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.059 · 38 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025ccwh5eh (also filed as us6000rczi). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.