Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 9:38 PM AKST (06:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-28 06:38:31 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.345° N, 149.122° 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
45

Nearest places

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

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

  1. 3.0292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.4240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.7254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.8209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.3226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.7227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.1256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2789 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.7241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.8230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.2234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.7243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.9289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.0242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.0223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.1277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.6287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.8296 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.6292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.8290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.7287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.9222 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.8261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 4.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 3.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.9276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.8246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.0192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.0242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.2Gulf of Alaska · 2776 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 3.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 3.5222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 3.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.1260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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