Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, May 28, 2018, 7:57 PM AKDT (03:57 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-05-29 03:57:40 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.383° N, 149.034° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 7.7 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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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 us1000ej57 (also filed as ak19684431, aacse0186uh7bn2, ak0186uh7bn2). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.