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M2.1 earthquake 66 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 66 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 9:59 AM AKDT (17:59 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-06 17:59:15 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.173° N, 157.350° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 since this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.984 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.987 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.053 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.679 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.673 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.691 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.959 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 54 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 50 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.284 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 50 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.554 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 49 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.981 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 46 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.1142 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 45 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.267 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 43 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 43 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.044 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 43 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.138 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 41 days ago · 88 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.028 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 40 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.2114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.289 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.0114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.060 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.326 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 37 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.376 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.9119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.8128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 32 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.713 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 25 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 25 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 24 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.090 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.662 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.071 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.795 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.751 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 21 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.890 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 20 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 4.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.5120 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.439 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.636 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.549 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.772 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.783 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.092 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.655 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.41 km SW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 8 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.9124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.6118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.5103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 28 hr ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 3.2130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.542 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 13 hr ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.334 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 59 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.613 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 61 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.486 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.780 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.615 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 63 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.1137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 65 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.027 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 66 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.686 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 67 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.271 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 68 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.1124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 70 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.1121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 73 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.489 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 75 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.880 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 77 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.883 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 80 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.735 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 80 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 82 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.066 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 83 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.142 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 84 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.4111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 84 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.1113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 85 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pmetde. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.