Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 5:14 PM AKDT (01:14 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 111 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-12 01:14:58 UTC
Depth
63.8 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.008° N, 156.135° 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

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Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.476 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.892 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.9117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.0129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.8124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.276 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.297 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.184 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.3178 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.5116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.0133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.778 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.1117 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.744 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.0south of Alaska · 2953 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.054 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.2133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.772 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.1105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.1125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.2143 km SE of Chignik, AK · 3009 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.992 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.0151 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.892 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.968 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.4105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.990 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0188v7ejf3 (also filed as ak19879990, aacse0188v7ejf3). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.