Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 118 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:13 PM AKDT (21:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 80 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-26 21:13:16 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.174° N, 156.497° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.178 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.529 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.165 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.399 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.186 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.865 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.665 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.492 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.1103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.074 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.298 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.293 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.8129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.277 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.7123 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.254 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.8123 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.2154 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.984 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.680 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.569 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.969 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.4120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.073 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.2132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.9124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.668 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.241 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.1105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.772 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.2133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.054 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.731 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.0south of Alaska · 2951 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.744 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018cd85a3i. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC.