M2.1 earthquake 57 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 57 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 5:03 PM AKDT (01:03 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 111 km E of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-05 01:03:23 UTC
- Depth
- 47.4 km (29.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.322° N, 151.479° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 18.2 km horizontally, 27.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 256°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 since this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4111 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.368 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 17 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.229 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.25 km SE of Port Lions, Alaska · 6 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.960 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 4 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.051 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.412 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 1.814 km SSE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 25 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.262 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 26 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 31 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.84 km SE of Port Lions, Alaska · 39 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 74
- 2.471 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 45 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.388 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 46 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rohngf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.