Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 1:15 PM AKDT (21:15 UTC), 12 km (8 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-15 21:15:08 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.098° N, 149.053° 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
47

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.2257 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.9259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.2248 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.2252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.1262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.2228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.0243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.0282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.7263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.2237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.0265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.5278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.6Gulf of Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.6227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.0253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.3223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.1288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.8280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.9279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.6295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.7245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.7266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.6256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.7258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.7290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.9287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.6202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.8259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.1219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.6265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.4206 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.8229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.9278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.1262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.6252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 3.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.5294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.4258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.5283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.4269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.8249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.8262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 3.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.6278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.7236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 3.2257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.6272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.4258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.3242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2966 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.7240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.3251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.8185 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.8259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.4268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.2221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.2224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.9289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.8262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.4228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.3263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.5255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018afrl48h. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.