Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 5:07 PM AKST (02:07 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-01 02:07:28 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.785° N, 149.037° 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
50

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0191orrxl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.