Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Oct 25, 2022, 2:16 AM AKDT (10:16 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
2022-10-25 10:16:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.316° N, 148.668° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.0238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.5260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1417 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.1220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1412 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.1256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.7178 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.9235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 1402 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 3.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.0245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.7215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.5213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.9286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.4226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ipyw (also filed as ak022dp07a75). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.