Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 7:22 PM AKDT (03:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-29 03:22:29 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.342° N, 148.178° 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
23

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. 2.6273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.0247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.8265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.4285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.2258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.2249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.5262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.4268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.5281 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.4249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.7240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.0254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.5250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.4202 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.7203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.4260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.9251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.7274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.6272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.8258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.3284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.4286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 3.0279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.8275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.4256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.4273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.9247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.3230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.3236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.2251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.1262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 2929 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.3283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.3264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.6260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 3.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 4.2229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.6256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.7224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.5225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.6226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 3.5275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 4.9250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.8251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.7252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.5258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018b2mfpw0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.