Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 130 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 130 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 AM AKDT (10:04 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

Womens Bay forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-03 10:04:47 UTC
Depth
63.9 km (39.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.299° N, 156.290° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.2ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.2 · 53 stations
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreliminary · ±0.057 · 40 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 28 hr ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.5103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.6118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.9124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.897 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 10 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.176 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 13 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.655 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.480 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.595 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 14 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.079 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.186 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.092 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.783 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.772 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.549 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026toserr (also filed as us6000tzbv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.