Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 143 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 143 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jun 8, 2022, 4:17 PM AKDT (00:17 UTC), 33 km (20 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-09 00:17:06 UTC
Depth
32.9 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.106° N, 156.116° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5119 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.7139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.6139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.2174 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.587 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.6107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.356 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.7140 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.2112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.0110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.250 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.672 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.8120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.9166 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.7102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.3116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1559 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.5118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.663 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.9109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.5108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.459 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.1101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.8118 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.068 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.6107 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.4103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.974 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.678 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.2103 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.059 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 3.4154 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.697 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.9117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.0158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.973 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.9122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.2115 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 3.2126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.887 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.087 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.2118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.670 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.796 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.2121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.8109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.6111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.690 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.2168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.6116 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.8122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.9133 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.4121 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.495 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.3104 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.597 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.6108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.0144 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.5138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.595 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.870 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.099 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.675 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.675 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.373 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227cm36od. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.