Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, May 14, 2018, 8:36 AM AKDT (16:36 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-05-14 16:36:37 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.915° N, 156.595° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.5123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.8127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.6204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.6141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.7203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.6132 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.6227 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.0151 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.2143 km SE of Chignik, AK · 3011 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.8227 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.3118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.1114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.4118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.6118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse01865vr8hv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.