Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 223 km SE of Chiniak, AK

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 223 km SE of Chiniak, AK on Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 9:07 AM AKST (18:07 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-07 18:07:27 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.106° N, 149.876° 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: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2846 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.1257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.5254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.3259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2843 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.4207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.3221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.0247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.9225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.6228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.0241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.6235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.1259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.0245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.2244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.2263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 3.2231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.4255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 3.0248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.3241 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.0277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.1230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 3.2273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.8247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.3260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.1231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2830 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.9295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.7254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.6243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 3.0282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.5242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.9253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 4.6271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away · tsunami flag
  55. 3.0259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.8284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.4287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.9265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.2269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.3283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.8296 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.6233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.9271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 2847 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.9189 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.9203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2847 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.7223 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.5243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2849 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.0249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.4282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.4243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018fo90pf9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.