Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 79 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 79 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2022, 8:30 PM AKST (05:30 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 55 km SE 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
2022-12-10 05:30:47 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.414° N, 157.132° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.38 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.751 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1386 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.166 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.153 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.933 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.050 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.847 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.588 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.742 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.755 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.9128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.8102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.130 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1380 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.543 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.080 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.253 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.0112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.526 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.378 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.076 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.878 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.056 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.3110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.1105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.579 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.158 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.962 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.176 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.087 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.4125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1369 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.4163 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.631 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.2106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.120 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.878 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.737 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.783 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.993 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.0157 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.5126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.7111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.936 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.6103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.761 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.79 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.774 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.770 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.998 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.726 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.826 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.7107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.191 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.976 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.530 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.983 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.283 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.1104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.039 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.851 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1399 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.772 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.172 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.0109 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.175 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.196 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.5109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.8101 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.9108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.927 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.456 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.853 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.9104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ft0137r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.