M2.2 earthquake 201 km E of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 201 km E of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, May 18, 2023, 8:17 AM AKDT (16:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 170 km E of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-18 16:17:38 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.782° N, 148.927° 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.1122 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.5139 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.9170 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236chskpm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.