Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 131 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 131 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 3:24 AM AKDT (11:24 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 150 km SW of Akhiok, 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
2026-04-04 11:24:17 UTC
Depth
55.3 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.178° N, 156.286° 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 17.3 km horizontally, 37.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 183 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.3172 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 183 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.184 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 182 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.682 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.583 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 181 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.975 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.784 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 181 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.258 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 180 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.375 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.278 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.0106 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.971 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 179 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.880 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 177 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.8111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.997 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 176 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.991 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 176 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.1150 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 174 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.290 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.882 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.696 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 172 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.782 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 171 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.788 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 171 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.785 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 171 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 171 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.970 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 170 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.862 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 169 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.487 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.7139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 167 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.988 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 166 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.177 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.1108 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 166 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.951 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 163 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 161 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.386 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 161 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.295 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.6167 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.1107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 160 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.884 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 159 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.283 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 158 days ago · 74 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.5144 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.191 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 153 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.881 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 151 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.4156 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 150 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.078 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 149 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.1111 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 149 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.060 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 148 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.774 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 148 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.9155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.6156 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.9113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.5100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.5117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.279 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 144 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 143 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.266 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 139 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.359 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 138 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.175 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 184 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 184 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 184 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 185 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.3128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.2120 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 185 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.890 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.4134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 188 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.9137 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 190 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.892 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 191 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.275 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 191 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.176 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.294 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.4127 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.499 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 198 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.985 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 199 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.2129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 205 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.5147 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026gppfmm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.