Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 6:47 AM AKDT (14:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-20 14:47:16 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.817° N, 149.960° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.4216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.7224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.5225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.6226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.9250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.8251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.7252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.4226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.4224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.4233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.2265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.3241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.9240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 4.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.3237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 2925 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.7212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.4264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.3261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.4286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.8283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.2216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.4249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.6250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.2251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.8230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2922 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.7222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.8285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.3241 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.3241 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.4220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.5288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.8264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 3.0211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.5238 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.6263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018anxaoxg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.