Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 2:51 PM AKDT (22:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-22 22:51:50 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.015° N, 149.730° 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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.4278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.7253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.9292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.8290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.2223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.0274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.1251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.6248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.9251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.8217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.0260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.6290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.8269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.9267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.8203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.6262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.7277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.2239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.0219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.0250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.2Gulf of Alaska · 2983 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.9234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.8226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.4237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.7243 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.7246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 3.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 3.6242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.0252 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.4253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.9247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 3.0257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.7265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 3.0245 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 3.7259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 3.9254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.5231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.9255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 3.4254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 3.3252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.9224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.1254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.4279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.9263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.4229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.7233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.1221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.0295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.8214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.8260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.5280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.4224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.0245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.5214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.8265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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