Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 83 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 83 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 6:40 PM AKST (03:40 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 71 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-01 03:40:21 UTC
Depth
75.2 km (46.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.670° N, 157.222° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 11 stations
2.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.101 · 13 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.2 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025xpjvur (also filed as us6000s8dp). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.