Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 221 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 221 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 9:33 AM AKDT (17:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-18 17:33:50 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.941° N, 150.307° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 1497 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.8211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1497 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.7236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.2202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.5256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.6210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1486 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 1477 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.4233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.0253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.9209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.9230 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.8237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.4226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.5south of Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.2199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.6205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.5227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.7216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.9224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.2211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.5287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.9236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.7236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.9251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.5242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.6215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.3296 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away

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