Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 12:30 PM AKDT (20:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-27 20:30:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.467° N, 149.803° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.0238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.8140 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.5260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.8156 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.1220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1409 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 1409 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.1256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.7178 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.9235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 1399 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 3.0150 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.0245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.7215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 3.5213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.5132 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.8247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.7262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ip73 (also filed as ak022dshbaud). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.