M2.4 earthquake 238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, May 26, 2018, 11:38 PM AKDT (07:38 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0186r8e8nj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.