Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 7:49 PM AKDT (03:49 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 106 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 7:49 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-04-28 03:49:15 UTC
Depth: 45.9 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.326° N, 156.500° 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: 97

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast269 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0225f7hs8m (also filed as us7000h5jg). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.