Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 70 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 4:07 PM AKDT (00:07 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 122 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 4:07 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-07-25 00:07:55 UTC
Depth: 39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.036° N, 157.365° 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: 26

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast211 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0229gor424 (also filed as us6000ii9n). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.