Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7ml
28 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska
Yes. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 28 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska, at 1:48 pm AKDT on 24 October 2018 (21:48 UTC), 15 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Chugach Census Area, 32 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 20 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 340 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 45,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 32,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 340 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 9.2 The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake · 46 km NW of this epicentre
- 7.0 52 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 40 km SW of this epicentre
- 6.7 Prince William Sound, Alaska · 18 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.4 Prince William Sound, Alaska · 33 km WSW of this epicentre
- 6.3 60 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 43 km S of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 60.6099, -146.7428. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach Census Area, AK | 32 km (20 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Chugach Census Area |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 54 km NE of Chenega, Alaska
- 2.1 12 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 2.6 54 km NE of Chenega, Alaska
- 2.4 52 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 2.0 20 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 1.7 6 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 1.6 58 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska
- 1.8 51 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 1.6 15 km SW of Valdez, Alaska
- 2.9 33 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 1.6 29 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 2.0 61 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska
- 1.6 19 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 1.5 47 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska
- 2.1 22 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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