Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 4:21 AM AKDT (12:21 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-06 12:21:22 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.893° N, 149.599° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.2241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.1233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.5261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.7251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.5252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.1231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.1251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.0249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.3216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.2219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.1253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.1249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.1252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.8259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.1221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.0217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.0261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.1247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.2245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 3.1287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.7217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.9250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.2256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.3228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 3.3239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.9224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.5247 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 3.4245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.7Gulf of Alaska · 2994 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 3.1252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 3.0237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.1261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.9234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.9236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.3264 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 2993 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.4237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.9251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.4247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.9227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse01877un8lf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.