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M2.4 Earthquake near 27 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-28 14:41:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 28, 2025 at 14:41 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near 27 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska (United States). With a focal depth of about 64 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 148 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
a918faa3345e8857e4c192796e989ba8d41076c6
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
64.2 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 14:41:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
56.07510, -158.19600
Temperature
4.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 64.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 64.2 km
Shallow
64.2 km
64.2 km — deeper than the regional average (15.3 km)
Regional average: 15.3 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Black Peak
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'032 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·United States
  • Veniaminof
    Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'507 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·United States
  • Aniakchak
    Distance: 90 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'341 m ·Last eruption: 1931 ·United States
  • Kupreanof ADVISORY · YELLOW
    Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'895 m ·United States
  • Stepovak Bay Group
    Distance: 115 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'633 m ·United States
  • Yantarni
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'345 m ·Last eruption: -800 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Chignik AirportUnited States · KCG · PAJC
    28.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chignik Lake AirportUnited States · KCQ · A79
    41.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,557 Catalogue entries

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