Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 83 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 83 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 10:27 PM AKST (07:27 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 71 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 10:27 PM AKST
UTC: 2026-03-05 07:27:38 UTC
Depth: 85.2 km (52.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 56.440° N, 157.078° 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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.3 · 65 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.059 · 38 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 7.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.30
Station coverage gap: 178°
Stations used: 90

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast246 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026emfpfa (also filed as us7000s26j). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.