Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 2:55 PM AKST (23:55 UTC), 21 km (13 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: 4.4 (mwr), light
Local time: Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 2:55 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-02-07 23:55:27 UTC
Depth: 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.063° N, 149.228° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude: 4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 226°, dip 82°, rake 40°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 129°, dip 50°, rake 170°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.3 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 142°
Stations used: 221

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

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cyiw (also filed as ak18413183, ak0181r8g0in). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.