Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 128 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 128 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 1:16 AM AKDT (09:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 84 km W of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-03 09:16:56 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.334° N, 156.322° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 184 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 184 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 183 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.175 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.2131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.979 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 183 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.184 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.682 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.583 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 181 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.784 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 181 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.797 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.258 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 180 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.375 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.278 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.194 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 179 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.0106 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.880 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 177 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.8111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.997 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 176 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.991 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 175 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.1150 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 174 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.290 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.882 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.696 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 171 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.782 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 171 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.788 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 171 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.785 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 170 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.970 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 170 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.965 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 169 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 169 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.487 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.7139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 3.060 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.457 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.988 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 166 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.177 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.1108 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.052 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.386 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.295 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.6167 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.1107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.884 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 159 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.283 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 157 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.191 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 153 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.881 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 150 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.4156 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 149 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.078 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 149 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.1111 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 149 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.863 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.060 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 148 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.2120 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 185 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.890 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 185 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.063 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 186 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.072 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.4134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 188 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.054 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 188 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.249 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 188 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.950 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 189 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.860 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.9137 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 189 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.892 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 190 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.275 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 191 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.263 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 192 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.176 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.294 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.4127 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.497 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.499 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 198 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026gnpgzw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.