Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 220 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 220 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 12:49 AM AKST (09:49 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-07 09:49:24 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.861° N, 150.580° 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
31

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8214 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.0291 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.8235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.2243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.5236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.3228 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.7185 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.4273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.7247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.5223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.8258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.6249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.6223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.8216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.0233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.1207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.8293 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 4.4253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.2219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.2221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 3.1261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.4281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 4.8218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.2218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.0224 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.0237 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 3.4238 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.1214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.1222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.0252 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.6228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.0220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 3.4225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 3.0223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.1231 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 3.9228 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.7233 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 3.7264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 3.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 3.1230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 3.1214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.8189 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.1220 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.4207 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.6222 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.7220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.4274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.7212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.8232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.8195 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.1285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.6222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.1266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.2241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.8218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.2250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.5249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.0201 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.1259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.2241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.9217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away

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