Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 2:59 PM AKST (23:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-23 23:59:44 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.115° N, 150.084° 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
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3250 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.7220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.3258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.9199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.3184 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.4270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.5186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.3260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.5219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.6283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.4261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.0251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.7287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.7248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.1211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.5254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 3.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 3.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.2237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 3.8299 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 3.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.7176 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 4.1290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.6252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 3.3219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.4222 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 3.4206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.3255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.1209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.3271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.0200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 3.5210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 3.6221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 3.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 4.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 3.7291 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.5282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.1211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.4228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.9199 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.6225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.3230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 3.3265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 3.6208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 3.2210 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.2244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.8254 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.5225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.5225 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.4200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.3207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.6241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.3228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.2202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.3236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.3209 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.5218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.2246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.6237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.5249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.4215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.3237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.6251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.0262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away

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