Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 77 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 77 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 1:30 AM AKDT (09:30 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 66 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-06-14 09:30:33 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.132° N, 151.345° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km S of Kodiak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Kodiak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.139 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.168 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.832 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.047 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.931 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.151 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.734 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.320 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.082 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.752 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.560 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.642 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.66 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.74 km SSW of Kodiak, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0187l17o05. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.