Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 169 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 169 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 6:01 AM AKST (15:01 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 134 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-07 15:01:46 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.093° N, 156.745° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 663 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.7159 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.6155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.3168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.3155 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 644 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.6129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 643 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.2100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 642 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.5185 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.6166 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 633 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.587 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 632 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.0210 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.7229 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 626 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.3165 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 623 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.9159 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 623 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.4110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 614 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.1229 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 609 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.8226 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.6157 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 606 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.3140 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 605 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.7134 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 604 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.0114 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.8210 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 675 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.4203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 678 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.8101 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 678 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.7212 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 678 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.0204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 678 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.1149 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 678 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.195 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 679 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.4141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 687 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.3203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fpuqia0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.