Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 11:14 AM AKDT (19:14 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 11:14 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-13 19:14:36 UTC
Depth: 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.764° N, 149.193° 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

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Stations used: 68

Nearest places

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

Kodiak, AlaskaPopulation 6,253. Forecast298 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018broz5rd (also filed as aacse018broz5rd). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.