Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 262 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 262 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 10:21 AM AKDT (18:21 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-07 18:21:07 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.668° N, 149.849° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.2275 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.5224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.8225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.0233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.5243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.6226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.7214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 1598 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.1198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.5201 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.2236 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.7192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.4240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.1202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.2220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.3218 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.7199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.8186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.2261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.6267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.4198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 1646 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.7255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.2252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224gpyzos. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.