Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 59 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 59 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 3:01 AM AKST (12:01 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 62 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-12 12:01:31 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.265° N, 157.443° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 7.9 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.6118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.896 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.298 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.269 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.59 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 232 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.390 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.2100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.148 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.177 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.552 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.373 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.2120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.295 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.7117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.053 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 229 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.8129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.5135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.262 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 222 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.394 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 220 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.483 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.088 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.183 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.547 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.17 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 213 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.6126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.134 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.5147 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.167 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.364 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.2129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 205 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.932 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.146 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.962 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.048 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 198 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.4127 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.176 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.892 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 191 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.9137 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 190 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.4134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 188 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.050 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 188 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.443 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 187 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 185 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.3128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.054 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 184 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.175 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 184 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.2131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 184 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.241 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 182 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.682 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.583 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.975 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.375 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.278 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.0106 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.568 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.1100 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 237 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.326 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.4111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.050 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 241 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 245 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.897 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 249 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.538 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.8116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.5115 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.9121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.484 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.2133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 259 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.699 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 259 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.143 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.7102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 265 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026daaksc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.