M2.8 earthquake 145 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 145 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 8, 2022, 7:10 PM AKDT (03:10 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 133 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.091 · 16 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 67.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224js1xau (also filed as us7000hdyv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.