Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 40 km S of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 40 km S of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Apr 4, 2022, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-04 12:00:13 UTC
Depth
41.6 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.248° N, 152.238° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.417 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.951 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.924 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.842 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.237 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.029 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.99 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.037 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.722 km SSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.555 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.540 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.625 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.8104 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.321 km E of Kodiak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.132 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.933 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.632 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.636 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.2Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.1102 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.07 km NNE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224bnnu2j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.