Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 9:05 PM AKST (06:05 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-11-28 06:05:45 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.089° N, 148.870° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.2246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.3247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.2252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.6261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.6262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.9241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.9247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.5260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.7221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.5243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.8267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.7251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.6249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.8241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.9226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.5233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.6226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.4243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 3.4282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.0249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2848 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.5243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.7223 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2846 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.9203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.9189 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 2846 days ago · 45 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.9271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.6233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.8296 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.7223 km SE of Chiniak, AK · 2845 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.9252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2845 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.1257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 3.5254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.3259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 3.4207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.3221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 3.0247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.9225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.6228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 3.0241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.8288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.6235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 3.1272 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 2856 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.9277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.1218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.8258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.2231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.0258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.0253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.1245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.4198 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.6278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.2273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.6235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.0272 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.9219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.2224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.5252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2862 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.1253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018f960zn7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.