Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, May 9, 2022, 2:55 AM AKDT (10:55 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 38 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-09 10:55:06 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.272° N, 152.529° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.625 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.116 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.731 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.638 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.621 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.932 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.043 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.538 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.075 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.637 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.828 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.645 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.555 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.722 km SSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.420 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.914 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.037 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.99 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.029 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.237 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.842 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.924 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.951 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.513 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.417 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0225xilwne. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.