Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Oct 29, 2018, 6:22 PM AKDT (02:22 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-30 02:22:55 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.166° N, 149.078° 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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.1255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.9190 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.6253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.4244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.4254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.3248 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.4258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.2269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.0214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.1271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.3256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 2880 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.5236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.0253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.5282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.9296 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.0254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.0267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.7251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.2250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 3.1256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 3.0224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.2217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.4219 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.7212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.8288 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.3215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.6281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2873 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 3.0224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.2244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.4258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.3260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.8241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.5285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.6258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.7254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2870 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.5265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.0254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.8247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 3.1206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.4250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.9294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 3.1230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.0260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2885 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

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