Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, May 10, 2020, 11:47 PM AKDT (07:47 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2020-05-11 07:47:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.499° N, 149.265° 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
16

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 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.3266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.9237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.9244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.7210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.7229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.8229 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.4227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.7265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.1243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.1237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.2200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.6238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.9246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.3234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.6225 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.4281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.1218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.9225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.1275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.4223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 3.0235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.1256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.9221 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.9151 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.8193 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.5228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.6251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.5236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.3235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.1245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.2253 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02062fe01w. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.