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M2.3 Earthquake near 23 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-26 15:04:29 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near 23 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska (United States) on January 26, 2025 at 15:04 UTC. At around 85 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 148 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
f302a6a10db44c3c0ed11f83af075e564f713bb7
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
84.5 km
UTC time
2025-01-26 15:04:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
56.17690, -158.08080
Temperature
4.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 84.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 84.5 km
Intermediate
84.5 km
84.5 km — deeper than the regional average (15.3 km)
Regional average: 15.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Black Peak
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'032 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·United States
  • Aniakchak
    Distance: 78 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'341 m ·Last eruption: 1931 ·United States
  • Veniaminof
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'507 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·United States
  • Kupreanof ADVISORY · YELLOW
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'895 m ·United States
  • Yantarni
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'345 m ·Last eruption: -800 ·United States
  • Stepovak Bay Group
    Distance: 124 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'633 m ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Chignik AirportUnited States · KCG · PAJC
    23.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chignik Lake AirportUnited States · KCQ · A79
    43.8 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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