Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 31 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 10:24 PM AKDT (06:24 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 76 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 10:24 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-10-15 06:24:40 UTC
Depth: 54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.642° N, 158.970° 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: 33

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast102 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022d8ehs4x (also filed as us7000imcq). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.