Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 10:24 AM AKDT (18:24 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-23 18:24:23 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.654° N, 149.054° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
17

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. 4.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.3237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 2925 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.7212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.4264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.2272 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.3261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.4254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.4286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.8283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.2216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.4249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.6250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.2251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.8230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2922 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.7222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.8285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.3241 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.4220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.4275 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.5288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.8264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 3.0211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.5238 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.6263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.7210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.4283 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.7224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.8246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.9249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.8237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.4232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.4286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 3.1287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 3.2228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.5270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.7269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 3.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.5297 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.0250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 3.4267 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

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