Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 5:28 PM AKDT (01:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 276 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-03-17 01:28:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.663° N, 149.246° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
37

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.2200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.7270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.8256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.6230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.7197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.3232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.8253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.6227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.6239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.6228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.3206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.2274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.9287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.6190 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.4278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.4268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.8257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.9258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.8248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.7280 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.6235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 3.1279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.7259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.8266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.9204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.7229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.5285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.7225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.7227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 3.0254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.6226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.6245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.2231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.7258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 3.0251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 3.2217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 3.0250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.2269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 3.2230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 3.4241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 3.9242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 3.5233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 3.1215 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.4247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 3.0248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 3.1239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 3.2220 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.4280 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.6225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.9273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.1278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.3273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.3254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.0221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.9255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.2270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.1220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.0256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.8256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183hplvna. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.