Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 9:49 PM AKDT (05:49 UTC), 31 km (19 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-12 05:49:01 UTC
Depth
30.5 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.297° N, 156.473° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.445 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.5108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.0105 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.766 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.227 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.8153 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · tsunami flag
  7. 1.7125 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.8112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.1172 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.7112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.5157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.898 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.172 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.8103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.0115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.452 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.3173 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.4111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.191 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.4110 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.081 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.978 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.9101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.1100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.7103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.7118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.4108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.075 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1494 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.782 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 45 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.663 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.3143 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.698 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.0158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.182 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.995 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.9111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.424 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 4.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.9114 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.8123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.5112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1478 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1478 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 3.1134 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.9102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.991 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.8107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 5.1122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away · tsunami flag
  58. 2.0120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.1116 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.682 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.789 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.760 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.9105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.285 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.891 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.297 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.686 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.797 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.0128 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.767 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.7115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 94 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.2174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.877 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.2111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.6111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.8109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

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