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M2.5 earthquake 47 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 12:24 AM AKST (09:24 UTC), 90 km (56 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-06 09:24:04 UTC
Depth
90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.477° N, 157.704° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 211 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.134 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 112 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.167 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 205 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.364 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.2129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.932 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.146 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.962 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 201 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.048 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 196 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.4127 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.176 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 194 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 192 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.892 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 190 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.950 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 188 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.249 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 187 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.050 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 186 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.443 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 186 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.257 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 184 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.3128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.054 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.175 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.2131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 181 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.241 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 181 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.682 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.583 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.975 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.375 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.278 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.0106 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 177 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.997 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 175 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.043 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 174 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 3.127 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 172 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.882 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 171 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.696 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.647 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.782 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.328 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 168 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 168 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 168 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.457 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.177 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.1108 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.052 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.942 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 162 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.951 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 162 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.040 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.386 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.295 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.1107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.283 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 158 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 157 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 153 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.355 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.183 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 212 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.088 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.483 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.394 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.5135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 223 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.053 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 227 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.7117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.295 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.2120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.125 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 228 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.373 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.552 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.177 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.148 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.2100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.390 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.59 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.269 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.298 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eofenk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.