Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, May 14, 2020, 6:27 AM AKDT (14:27 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-14 14:27:27 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.157° N, 149.268° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.7210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.7229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.8229 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.4227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.7265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.1243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.1237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.2200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.6238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.9246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.3234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 3.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.6225 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.4281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.4290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.1218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.9225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.1275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.4223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.0235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2274 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.3250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.9237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.3266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.1216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.1221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.1256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.9221 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.2295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.8193 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.5228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02067i1rlx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.