Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 8:40 AM AKST (17:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 8:40 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-12-24 17:40:59 UTC
Depth: 11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.775° N, 149.106° 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

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Stations used: 52

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 155.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018ggcrbbw (also filed as aacse018ggcrbbw). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.