Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, May 26, 2018, 7:02 AM AKDT (15:02 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 60 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-05-26 15:02:54 UTC
Depth
30.8 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.715° N, 152.174° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.677 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.642 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.141 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.560 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.752 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.050 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.054 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.831 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.681 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.361 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.626 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.334 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.782 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.0110 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.082 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.817 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.320 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.577 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.355 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.274 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.496 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.57 km S of Kodiak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.72 km SW of Kodiak, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.667 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.541 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.671 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.918 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.139 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.636 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.168 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.6103 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.253 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.881 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.628 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.789 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.533 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.832 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.398 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.66 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.028 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.041 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.74 km SSW of Kodiak, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.842 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.942 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.627 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.981 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.611 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.952 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.393 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.13 km WNW of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.199 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.544 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.7100 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away

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