Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jun 7, 2022, 3:10 PM AKDT (23:10 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-07 23:10:49 UTC
Depth
24.9 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.203° N, 156.804° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.4mb, body-waveAlaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
4.4mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.081 · 44 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-4.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02279oo1os (also filed as us7000hfqw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.