Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 6:20 PM AKST (03:20 UTC), 22 km (14 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-01-08 03:20:46 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.857° N, 156.578° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4south of Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.9156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.0132 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.3126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.3147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.8184 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.3159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.2159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.351 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1691 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.159 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1682 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.995 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.230 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.4114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.7167 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.6160 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.5129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.3109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.9186 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1662 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.4133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.5103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.7129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3162 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.961 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1738 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.8165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.2160 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.2103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022da7gf3 (also filed as us7000ga3g). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.