Minor mag. 2.7 earthquake - 42 mi south of Kokhanok, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, USA, on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 3:10 pm (GMT -8) -
Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 124 km depth
9 May 23:14 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
9 May 23:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 122.8 to 123.9 km (from 76 to 77 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.8 km (1.1 mi) towards NW.
9 May 23:16: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 123.9 to 124.1 km (from 77 to 77 mi).
9 May 23:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 122.8 to 123.9 km (from 76 to 77 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.8 km (1.1 mi) towards NW.
9 May 23:16: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 123.9 to 124.1 km (from 77 to 77 mi).
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 9, 2022 23:10:46 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, May 9, 2022 at 3:10 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 124.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 58.8656°N / 154.3845°W  (Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 58.866°S / 25.616°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Kaguyak (35 km / 22 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 68 km (42 mi) SSE of Kokhanok (pop: 170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) SSE of Newhalen (pop: 182) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) ESE of Igiugig (pop: 50) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) NW of Aleneva (pop: 37) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  4°C (39 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 124 km | Alaska Peninsula | USGS |
| 2.7 | 124 km | Alaska Peninsula | RaspberryShake |
| 3.0 | 122 km | ALASKA PENINSULA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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