Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 5:27 PM AKDT (01:27 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-10-09 01:27:20 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.841° N, 149.018° 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
26

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.4227 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.7261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.5259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.6258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.7258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.9266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.8278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.8277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.7275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.6295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.6214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.9216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.2267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 2911 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.6283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.4201 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.1265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.1245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.0250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.2238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.1230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.7248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.2239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.9279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.8257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.4241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.9195 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.5285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.6289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 3.5234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.6263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.4220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.5250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.5250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.9270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.6249 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 3.0275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 3.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 4.3246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 3.3235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.9298 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2904 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.7274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.6268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 3.5232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 3.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 3.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2902 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 3.1231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.5297 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.3261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.0260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.1257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 2918 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.0253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.5274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2919 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.2292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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