Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 93 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 93 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, May 1, 2022, 9:53 AM AKDT (17:53 UTC), 28 km (17 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-01 17:53:20 UTC
Depth
27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.122° N, 156.926° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8100 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.7140 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.0106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.7108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.3108 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.480 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.0156 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.2Alaska Peninsula · 1610 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.765 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.287 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.453 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.7123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.295 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.1118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.5110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.0127 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.675 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.056 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.5138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.878 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.0144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.6108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.333 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.495 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.9133 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.8122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.6116 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.2168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.042 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.6143 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.5119 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.7139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.6139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.2174 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.347 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.443 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.356 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.7140 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.2112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.0110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.250 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.8120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.9166 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.7102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.5118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.240 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.9109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1557 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.9106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.6117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.6150 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.4118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.8117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.4119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8 · tsunami flag
  9. 1.794 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.169 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.5163 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.890 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.0100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.4102 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.3124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.068 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1624 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.963 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

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