Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 11:28 AM AKDT (19:28 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-26 19:28:05 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.237° N, 148.303° 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
35

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.1287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.2228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.5270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.7269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.5297 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.0250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.4267 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.3281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.3237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2920 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.2274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.8259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.4291 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.8252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.0243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.1264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2918 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.7247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.6250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.0250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.9215 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 3.0255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.2290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.0280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.8251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.1219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.8260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.9255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 3.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 3.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.7245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.7251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.7253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.3274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2913 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.8221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.2292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2913 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.5274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 3.0253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.1257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.4232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.8237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.1246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.9249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.8246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.7224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.4283 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.7210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.8233 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.6263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.0211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.8264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.5288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018cd71lu0. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.