M2.7 earthquake 123 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 123 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 11, 2022, 8:23 PM AKDT (04:23 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 113 km E 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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.056 · 42 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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 64.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02262dgh3v (also filed as us6000hkhc). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.