Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 278 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 278 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 4:22 AM AKST (13:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-07 13:22:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.328° N, 148.357° 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
44

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. 3.4273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.7247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.8258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.6249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.8216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.0233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.1207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.8293 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.4253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.2266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.0258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.2219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.1261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.4281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.2185 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.0275 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.1278 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.2251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.0261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.0223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.7264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.1266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.9231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 3.0253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 3157 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.6233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 3.2230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.4224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 3.5286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.4289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.8201 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 4.0259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away · tsunami flag
  56. 4.5231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 3.4262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.4243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 3.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.4252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.5236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.2243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.8226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.1253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.8235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.0291 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.0266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 3158 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.4274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.7212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.2243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.8232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.1285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.5246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 3158 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.0230 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0181r2akxc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.