Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 97 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 97 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 4:31 PM AKST (01:31 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 92 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-18 01:31:35 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.639° N, 156.947° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.592 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.550 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.498 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.380 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.642 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.4146 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.947 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.846 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.547 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.046 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.961 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.2129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.8116 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2812 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.687 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 73 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.926 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.3138 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.933 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.8125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.290 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.351 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.079 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.7130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.9136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.6128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.7119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.557 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.645 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 4.455 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 3.455 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.058 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.642 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.859 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.657 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.660 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.748 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.758 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.758 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.157 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.157 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.6109 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.030 km ESE of Ugashik, AK · 2790 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.960 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.985 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.633 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.049 km SSW of Ugashik, AK · 2786 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 3.064 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.987 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.942 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.644 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.3114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 70 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.160 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.497 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.958 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.284 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.069 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.598 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.288 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.4108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.390 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.634 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2843 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.194 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.0117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.537 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.893 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.078 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.818 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.4120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.993 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.569 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.593 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018g65ybc2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.