Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 213 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 213 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, May 21, 2018, 6:27 PM AKDT (02:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-05-22 02:27:39 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.988° N, 150.410° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.5263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.1223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.7222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.3261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.8229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.8270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 3052 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.1245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.8245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.7243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.9227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.1209 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.5213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.2237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.8258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.7266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.8255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.2225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.4213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.4236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.9233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 3.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.4245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.1197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.3222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 3049 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.5262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.9226 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.2207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.3232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.7232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.2240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.8237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.4244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.8217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.1190 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.9242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.3234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.1245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.9269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 3.5Gulf of Alaska · 3046 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.4244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.4228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.0261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.3226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.1221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.1266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.4284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.3245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.8201 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.4206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.1244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.3235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.9236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.9227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away

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