Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 18 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 1:55 AM AKST (10:55 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 51 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-28 10:55:01 UTC
Depth
50.6 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.230° N, 158.136° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018f98pcj8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.