M2.5 earthquake 258 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 258 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 18, 2022, 12:30 PM AKDT (20:30 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 208 km SE of Perryville, 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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226ck92sx (also filed as us6000i3fw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.