Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 11, 2022, 8:40 PM AKDT (04:40 UTC), 27 km (17 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-12 04:40:21 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.336° N, 156.477° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.5110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.0127 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.8102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.373 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.675 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.675 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.099 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.870 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 44 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.595 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.5138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.0144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.6108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.597 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.333 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.495 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.8122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.6116 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.2168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.690 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.042 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.6143 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.5119 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.2174 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.587 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.6107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.881 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.356 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.2112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.0110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.250 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.768 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.8120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.9166 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.7102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 49 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1561 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 60 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.5118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 59 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.972 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.9109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.864 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.763 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.5108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.459 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.1101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 4.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.8118 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.068 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.6107 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.7123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.453 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.287 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.765 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.799 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.2Alaska Peninsula · 1609 days ago · 46 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.0156 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.558 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.480 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.3108 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.8104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.7108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.0106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.8100 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.882 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.493 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.9106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.6117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02262dk5vw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.