Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km E of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Oct 24, 2022, 3:16 PM AKDT (23:16 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 Gulf of 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
2022-10-24 23:16:19 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.620° N, 152.089° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NNW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.536 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.525 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.33 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.621 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.251 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.162 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.065 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.733 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.28 km WNW of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.447 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.015 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.110 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.850 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.832 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.4Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.225 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.145 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.516 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.047 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.09 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.912 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.3Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.08 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 1402 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.821 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.223 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.265 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.522 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.849 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.137 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.819 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.22 km N of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.622 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.936 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.625 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.873 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.632 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.117 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.945 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.615 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.836 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.528 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.084 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.969 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Aleneva, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.030 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.040 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.775 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dnkeihm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.