M2.7 earthquake 223 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 223 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 24, 2025, 11:30 AM AKDT (19:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 254 km SE of Chiniak, 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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.06 · 36 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q8i7 (also filed as ak02581qjfl3). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.