Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:02 PM AKDT (07:02 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-14 07:02:08 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.482° N, 148.607° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.7243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.0246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.2270 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.7225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.8254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.0251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.5275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.3239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.7221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.5235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.3242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.8253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.8235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.6268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.3169 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.5249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.2244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.4199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.7180 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.1208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.0219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.8256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 3.3275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.8253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.8225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.8229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.9233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.6252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.8226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.1212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.6203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.6210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.0251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.9251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.0249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 3.4289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.2226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.8231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 3.6256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 3.0223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 3.0252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.3250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2275 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.0235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.4223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.1275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.1218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.6225 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020909ii43. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.