Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, May 12, 2018, 9:01 AM AKDT (17:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 42 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, May 12, 2018, 9:01 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-12 17:01:20 UTC
Depth: 13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.214° N, 157.961° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	AACSE	Preliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast186 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01862l2fsh (also filed as ak19565811, aacse01862l2fsh). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.