Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 117 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 7:06 AM AKDT (15:06 UTC), 27 km (17 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-15 15:06:33 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.223° N, 156.509° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.973 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.9122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.2115 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.2126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.594 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.887 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.087 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.2118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.670 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.796 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.2121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.8109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.6111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.877 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.2174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.0128 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.797 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.686 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.297 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.891 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.285 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.9105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.760 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 59 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.789 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.445 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.5108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 75 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.0105 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.766 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.227 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 4.8153 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away · tsunami flag
  41. 2.6146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.7125 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.8112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.1172 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 45 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.7112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.5157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.898 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.172 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.8103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.0115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 65 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.452 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.3173 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.4111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.191 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.4110 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.081 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.978 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.9101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.697 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.4154 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.059 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.2103 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.678 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.974 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.4103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.228 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.6107 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.8118 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.1101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.5108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1556 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.9109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02290eavs6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.