Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 1:21 AM AKST (10:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Gulf of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-27 10:21:47 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.517° N, 148.823° 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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.9253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.6271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away · tsunami flag
  4. 3.0259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.8284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.4287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.9265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.2269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.3283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.2248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.1251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.5279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.0256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.2271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.6198 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.1276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.5209 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.8284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.7262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.6246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.5239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.0237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.7251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.6284 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 3.1258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.7220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.7257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.7252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.2231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.2239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.8279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.8252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.6248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.7248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.8248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.9259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.7248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2811 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.7242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.8253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.7243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.0228 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 3.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.8257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 3.0280 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 2804 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.9251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 3.4261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.9192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.8217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 3.1272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.8263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 3.1265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 3.0282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.6243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.7254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.9295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2830 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.1231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.3260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.8247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.2273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.1285 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.1230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.0277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.0248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.4255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.5Gulf of Alaska · 2834 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.7Gulf of Alaska · 2834 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018gl73806. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.