Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 78 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 78 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, May 8, 2026, 8:48 AM AKDT (16:48 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 91 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-08 16:48:30 UTC
Depth
61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.474° N, 157.182° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1111 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 148 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.863 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.060 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 147 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.774 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 146 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.9113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.5100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 144 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.5117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.031 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 143 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.279 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 143 days ago · 67 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 142 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.87 km ENE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 139 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.266 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 138 days ago · 54 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.357 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 138 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.359 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 137 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.180 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 137 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.246 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 136 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.4123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 136 days ago · 266 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.441 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.960 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 133 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.484 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 132 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.334 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 127 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.075 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 127 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.660 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 125 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.247 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 122 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.957 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 118 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.540 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 117 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.885 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 117 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.430 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 117 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.992 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 116 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.061 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 116 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.854 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 115 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.6101 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.846 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 112 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.289 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 112 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.479 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.5142 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.644 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.4105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 111 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.2108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.568 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 117 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.063 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.2105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.1100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 109 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.435 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 109 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.8109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 109 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.735 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 108 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.4104 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 108 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.674 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 108 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.778 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 107 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 3.291 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 107 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.655 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 107 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.630 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 107 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.8109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 106 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.0103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 104 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.185 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 103 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.899 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.7109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 102 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.8141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 101 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.879 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 101 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.191 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.355 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 153 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 157 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.283 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 158 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.1107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.295 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 79 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.386 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.951 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 162 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.942 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 162 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.052 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.1108 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.177 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.457 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.060 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.7139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 168 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 168 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jbwkpm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.