Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 10, 2018, 10:13 AM AKST (19:13 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-10 19:13:26 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.866° N, 149.496° 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.

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Stations used
23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 176.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018efm51xp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.