Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 63 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Feb 11, 2018, 9:04 AM AKST (18:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-11 18:04:50 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.948° N, 146.892° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.632 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.951 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.925 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.550 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.045 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.540 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.521 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.67 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.032 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.065 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.665 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.546 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.630 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.529 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.563 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.348 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag

Before

  1. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.652 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.246 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.533 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.650 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.070 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.921 km W of Cordova, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.840 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.336 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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