Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 66 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 66 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 6:22 AM AKDT (14:22 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 34 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-18 14:22:02 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.717° N, 158.129° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.337 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.266 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.052 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.869 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.529 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.8128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.7128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.7122 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.165 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.399 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.566 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 5.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away · tsunami flag
  14. 2.026 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.722 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.611 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.463 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.665 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.4139 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.671 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.1103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.717 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.484 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.528 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.8129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.937 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.416 km NE of Perryville, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 3.254 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.5128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.718 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.216 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.7115 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.241 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.164 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.218 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.4136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.325 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.054 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.731 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.744 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.0106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.7125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.778 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.2122 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.8113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bzvqdc5 (also filed as aacse018bzvqdc5). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.