Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 9:18 PM AKDT (05:18 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-19 05:18:19 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.972° N, 149.161° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 9.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 919 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 912 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.7232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 909 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.6245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 909 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.5239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 909 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.7245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 908 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 903 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.6204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 891 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.4255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.8284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 876 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 875 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.1269 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.4290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 870 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.9268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 869 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.7203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 867 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 867 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.0267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 928 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.1280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 929 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.4219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 932 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.3276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 936 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.5238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 944 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.1213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 946 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.9240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 950 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.5275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 951 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 951 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.8243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 953 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000matr (also filed as ak0243mqjhph). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.