Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 5, 2018, 10:34 PM AKST (07:34 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-06 07:34:47 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.451° N, 148.643° 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
59

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. 3.4252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.5259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.4267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.2231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.7224 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.6222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.2248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.0253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.4254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.0250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.8222 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.9234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.5279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.9266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.0245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.4279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.9262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.9227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.9267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.1274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.0252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.6203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.1252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.2245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 3.3250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 3.0224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 3.4227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 4.0253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.5235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.9225 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.4206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.9250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.9250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 3.0214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 3.2228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.1266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 4.4278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.7256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 3.1273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.1253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.1233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 3.0276 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.9251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.7230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.7216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.0263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.3259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.6270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.8251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.2267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.7211 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.0256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.7220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.3225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.7219 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.6219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.8232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0182zmazc5 (also filed as ak18598201). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.