Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 2021, 1:44 AM AKDT (09:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 09:44:48 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.841° N, 149.763° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.8264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.4251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.6Gulf of Alaska · 1957 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.5226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.4215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.3221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.1224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.9250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.1209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.2235 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.7216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.1179 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.5256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.9263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.8238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.1264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.9260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.5235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 3.3271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 3.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.7202 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.8286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.5215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.6259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.0242 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.7221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.8215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.8206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.6183 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.0246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.5265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.9259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.9233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02162gke9p. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.