Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 218 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 218 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Apr 5, 2022, 10:12 AM AKDT (18:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-05 18:12:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.978° N, 150.307° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.1202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.4262 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.3229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.2275 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.5224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.4169 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.8225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.0233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.9209 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.5243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.6226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.7214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 1606 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.1198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.7211 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.5201 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.2236 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.7192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.4240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.7199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.8186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.6267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.4198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.2252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224deufpe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.