Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 5:18 PM AKDT (01:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2023-03-23 01:18:10 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.912° N, 158.025° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
281°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.337 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.128 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.935 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.3111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.233 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.097 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.350 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.0108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.869 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.832 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.535 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.633 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.730 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.771 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.653 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.867 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.834 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.756 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.032 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.053 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.332 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.930 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.441 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.534 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.733 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.634 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.734 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.730 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.330 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.531 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.695 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.735 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.136 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.932 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.868 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.080 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.385 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.133 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.028 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.636 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.032 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.734 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1279 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.0106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.595 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.836 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.036 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.035 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.435 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.06 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.545 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 3.532 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.834 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.632 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.152 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.964 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 79 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1290 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.0102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.338 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.938 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.938 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.829 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.731 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.130 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.831 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.274 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.032 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.034 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.867 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.936 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.831 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1294 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.031 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.030 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.134 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91816351 (also filed as ak0233rmrmfq). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.