Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 133 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 133 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:06 PM AKST (08:06 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 116 km SSE of Ugashik, 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
2026-01-19 08:06:32 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.427° N, 156.252° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.148 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.577 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 257 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.484 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.9121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.184 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.5115 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 254 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.8116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 254 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.873 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 249 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.897 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 248 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.677 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.176 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 245 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 243 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.256 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.485 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.079 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.381 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.269 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.274 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.4111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 3.164 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.1100 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.251 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.568 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.6118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.896 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 232 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.298 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.269 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.2113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.390 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.2100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.177 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.373 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 228 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.2120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.076 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 227 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.7117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.5135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 223 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.955 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.453 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.394 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.483 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.088 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.183 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 212 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.547 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 211 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.399 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.5147 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 205 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 3.2129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 57 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.351 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.695 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 202 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.985 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 198 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.290 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.699 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.687 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.486 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.089 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.386 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 262 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.996 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.473 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 263 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.7102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.793 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.4114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 264 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.266 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 265 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 266 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.569 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 266 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.665 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 266 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.799 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.988 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 267 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.4120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 267 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.696 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 267 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.1111 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 267 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bhrfep. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.