Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, May 17, 2016, 8:19 PM AKDT (04:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 76 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-18 04:19:57 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.694° N, 151.922° 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.

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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.576 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.564 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.018 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.324 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.316 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.815 km E of Aleneva, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.34 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.553 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.042 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.254 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.036 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.618 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.158 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.538 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.724 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.715 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.888 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.750 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.438 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.833 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.516 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.231 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.230 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.9105 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.161 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.227 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.9107 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.035 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.993 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.845 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0166dy763r (also filed as ak13606544). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.