Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 2:57 PM AKDT (22:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-01 22:57:52 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.134° N, 149.078° 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
48

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. 2.5254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.6255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.4205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.9236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.4256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.5281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.5256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.5191 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.7240 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.5228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.4274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.4256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2937 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.4251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2937 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.6228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.3245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.3220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.8214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.8247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.6273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.0247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.8265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.4285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.7242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.3267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.2258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.3247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.4230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.2249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.6242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.5262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.4268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.4255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.7290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.3291 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.5281 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.4249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.7240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.0254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.5250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.4202 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.7203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.4260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2932 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.9251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.7274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.6272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.8258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.3284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.5229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.4286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 3.0279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away

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