Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 42 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 PM AKDT (21:06 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-03 21:06:45 UTC
Depth
49.8 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.976° N, 158.022° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 11.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.713 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.41 km SW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 9 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.574 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.645 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.512 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 13 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.655 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.092 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.549 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.636 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.439 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 17 days ago · 57 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.5120 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 18 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.751 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 21 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.071 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.090 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tpogqq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.