Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 60 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 10:56 PM AKST (07:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 110 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-28 07:56:20 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.029° N, 157.554° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.0132 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.245 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.6116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.359 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.851 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.371 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.864 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.969 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.855 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.720 km SW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1683 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.995 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.230 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.554 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.926 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.076 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 5.3110 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  39. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.4114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.933 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 3.5129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.322 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.7129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.23 km SW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.154 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.8113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.580 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.6120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gmt1pnw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.