Magnitude 5.2 - 8 miles N of St. George
July 4, 2022 01:17:41 AKDT (July 4, 2022 09:17:41 UTC)
56.7108°N 169.4661°W Depth 22.6 miles (36 km)
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
- 57 miles (92 km) SE of St. Paul
- 200 miles (324 km) N of Bogoslof Island
- 219 miles (355 km) NW of Makushin Volcano
- 226 miles (366 km) NW of Akutan Pass
- 227 miles (368 km) NW of Dutch
- 228 miles (369 km) NW of Unalaska
- 229 miles (371 km) NW of Akutan
- 233 miles (377 km) N of Okmok Caldera
- 241 miles (390 km) NW of Westdahl Peak
- 242 miles (392 km) NW of Fisher Caldera
- 248 miles (402 km) N of Mt. Recheshnoi
- Magnitude type: Ml
- Event type: earthquake
Tectonic Setting of the Bering Sea
The northern part of the Bering Sea includes a wide, diffuse zone of seismicity extending from western Alaska across the Bering Strait into eastern Russia. This zone is believed to mark the northern boundary of the Bering microplate. The central region of the Bering Sea is virtually aseismic, with most seismicity concentrated along the continental shelf. The southern edge is marked by the Aleutian Islands archipelago, where seismicity is associated with ongoing subduction processes. The largest recorded earthquake in the Bering Sea, of magnitude 6.6, occurred in 1991 and was located 160 miles (257 km) southwest of St. Matthew Island. In 2010, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred about 150 miles (241 km) northwest of the 1991 earthquake.
