Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 111 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 111 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 6:11 PM AKDT (02:11 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 93 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-19 02:11:11 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.905° N, 150.500° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.969 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.878 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.918 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.855 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.669 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.851 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.885 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.076 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.6107 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.9120 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.862 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.7100 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.199 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.7113 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.393 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.981 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.842 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.645 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.857 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.261 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.892 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.654 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.061 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.392 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.5107 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.699 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.928 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.289 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.580 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183l16bh3 (also filed as ak18790234). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.