Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 116 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 1:27 PM AKST (22:27 UTC), 58 km (36 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-17 22:27:40 UTC
Depth
57.7 km (35.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.334° N, 156.527° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.573 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.557 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.574 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.6127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.282 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1698 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1690 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.995 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.230 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.083 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.926 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.076 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.998 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.088 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.780 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.588 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.4114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.3109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.0103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.597 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1670 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.4133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.5136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.390 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.0124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1658 days ago · 41 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.1128 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.3147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.5102 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.3126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.199 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.4south of Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.680 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.6102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.6108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.2123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 74 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.1149 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.472 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.060 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022sheb5i (also filed as us7000gljq). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.