Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 3:31 AM AKDT (11:31 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 20 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-18 11:31:16 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.446° N, 152.566° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.842 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.120 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.636 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.237 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.029 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.99 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.037 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.420 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.614 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.511 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.722 km SSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.232 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.555 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.540 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.167 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.868 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.322 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.625 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.623 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.647 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.116 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.66 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.731 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.638 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.621 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.932 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.951 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.447 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.417 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.040 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.544 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.321 km E of Kodiak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.357 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.740 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.132 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.057 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.933 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.533 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.632 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224ysrxj9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.