Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 3:32 PM AKDT (23:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-14 23:32:20 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.822° N, 149.483° 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
20

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. 3.2221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.7247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.6250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.9216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.0250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.9215 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.0255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.2290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.0280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.8251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.1219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.8260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.6205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.9255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.7245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2910 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.7251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.8262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.7253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.5253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.3274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2909 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.8221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.3246 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.2292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2909 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.5274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.0253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 2907 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 3.1257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2906 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.0260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.3261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.5297 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.3280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.2209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 3.4227 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 3.7261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018btf02ce. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.