Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 82 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 82 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 2:12 AM AKDT (10:12 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-02 10:12:02 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.394° N, 157.084° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.230 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.916 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.698 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.182 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.995 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.9111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.424 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.9114 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.8123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.5112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.048 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1475 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1475 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1474 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.9102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.991 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.8107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 5.1122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away · tsunami flag
  25. 2.0120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.1116 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.9121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.880 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.0125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.0102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.3101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.138 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.863 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.784 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.993 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.8115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.063 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.895 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 88 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.7126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.654 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.873 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.9150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.572 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.3109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.5104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.1117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.236 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.7107 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.745 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.8101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.779 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.0113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.8106 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.421 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.1111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.832 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.554 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1491 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.075 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.038 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.041 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.4108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.7118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.7103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.1100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.9101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.978 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.081 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.4110 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.191 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.4111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.452 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.0115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.8103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022b9coxu4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.