Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 201 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 201 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Apr 18, 2020, 12:25 AM AKDT (08:25 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-18 08:25:55 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.768° N, 149.331° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.8254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.3235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.5236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.6251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.5228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.8193 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.9151 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.9221 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.1256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.1221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.1216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.3266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.9237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.9244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.7210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.7229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.8229 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 3.4227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.7265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 3.1243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.1237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.2200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.6238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.9246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.3234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.1253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.8250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.4229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.7251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.9226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.8207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.0293 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.9242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.6240 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.4226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.5261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.5245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.3223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.9250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 2384 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 5.2250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02050ehwig. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.