Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 7:53 PM AKST (04:53 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 240 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-31 04:53:55 UTC
Depth
37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.107° N, 156.991° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0240 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.5198 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.2159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.371 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.9197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.5209 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.293 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.2121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.969 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.7199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.0206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.0142 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.6197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.9202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.7200 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.7205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.0203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.3200 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.0205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.3205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.5206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.9176 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 3.5202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.2204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.7203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.9184 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.9204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 3.1200 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.3180 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 5.3110 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  33. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.7167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.5136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.5129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.0155 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.7151 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.9126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.9186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.9190 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.8201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.6131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.9196 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 3.3199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.8220 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 3.0201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.8209 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 3.1202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.2113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.9117 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.9135 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 3.0190 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.6187 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 4.2223 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.5158 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.4183 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.6116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.8184 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.0213 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.0132 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.9156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.4south of Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.6113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.0159 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.1141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.5140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.2131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.9201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.2210 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221fccyzt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.