M2.8 earthquake 288 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 288 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Nov 8, 2018, 9:28 AM AKST (18:28 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 143.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018ecak38v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.