Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 295 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 295 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 1:34 AM AKST (10:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-12-16 10:34:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.001° N, 147.514° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.7Gulf of Alaska · 2834 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.5Gulf of Alaska · 2834 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.0248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.1285 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.3260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.5242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.0259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.6198 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.6284 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.8252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.9259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.8257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.0280 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 2804 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.8263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.8268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.9222 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.8288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.3259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.5254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.1257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.7223 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.0249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.8241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.1272 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.0272 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.9293 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018g3095bq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.