Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 2:29 AM AKST (11:29 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 139 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-07 11:29:44 UTC
Depth
73.9 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.347° N, 156.529° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.6108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.6102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.680 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.4south of Alaska · 1724 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.3126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.5102 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.3147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 58 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.573 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1698 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1689 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.995 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 3.230 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.083 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 39 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.926 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.076 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.088 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.780 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.4114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.3109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.0103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.597 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1669 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.4133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.060 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.382 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.086 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.972 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.498 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.892 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022brhin4 (also filed as us7000g9vu). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.