Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 6:53 PM AKST (03:53 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 29 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-13 03:53:10 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.574° N, 152.054° 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.

Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.422 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.129 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.357 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.820 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.113 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.946 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.384 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.522 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.429 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.180 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.139 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.191 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.333 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.025 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.986 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.216 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.458 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.364 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.116 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.963 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.740 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.314 km S of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.030 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.156 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.064 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.724 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016elz01lv (also filed as ak14362948). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.