M2.5 earthquake 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 12:41 PM AKDT (20:41 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 153 km SW of Akhiok, 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.057 · 40 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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 79.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022852a038 (also filed as us7000hkfr). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.