Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 4:25 AM AKST (13:25 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-05 13:25:58 UTC
Depth
54.6 km (33.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.270° N, 156.584° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.1south of Alaska · 1751 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.276 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1749 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.6120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.580 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.673 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.154 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.299 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.7101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.892 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.498 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.972 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.7129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.6108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.6102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.680 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.4south of Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.0132 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.3126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 3.5102 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.3147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 58 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.573 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 3.8184 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 45 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.7136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 67 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.594 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 72 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.1112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 61 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.5117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 72 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.251 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.4137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 52 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.990 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.799 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 65 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.492 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.280 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.4113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 65 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.963 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.774 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fkv2rod. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.