Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 254 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 254 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 11, 2022, 11:14 PM AKDT (07:14 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, May 11, 2022, 11:14 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-05-12 07:14:44 UTC
Depth: 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.488° N, 155.945° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 3.4 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i2hx (also filed as ak02262f6y1w). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.