Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 51 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 51 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Dec 2, 2022, 11:32 PM AKST (08:32 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-03 08:32:46 UTC
Depth
45.8 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.224° N, 157.582° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.039 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.1104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.910 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.283 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.530 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.279 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.38 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.751 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.166 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.155 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.153 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.933 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.050 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.847 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.588 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.742 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.755 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.9128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.099 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1379 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.543 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.253 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.0112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.526 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.056 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 3.3110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.1105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.158 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.962 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.176 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.673 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.087 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.4125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.631 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.2106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.120 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.878 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.737 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.783 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.993 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.5126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.6103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.761 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.79 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.998 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.826 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.7107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.191 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.189 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.743 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.872 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.667 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.763 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.099 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.099 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.896 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1398 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.172 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.0109 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.196 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.5109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.9108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.927 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.2south of Alaska · 1413 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.456 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.9104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.4134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.831 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.965 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.0110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1424 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.724 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.077 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fhh2drk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.