Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 5:04 AM AKST (14:04 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2018-03-09 14:04:26 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.202° N, 149.781° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.0259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.2250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.2284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.3239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.1263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.1220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.9175 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.9253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.4257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.9234 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.9249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.7221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.0221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.9254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.1260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 3.4274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.6190 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.8290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.3268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.5186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 3.0248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.2250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.4253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.0249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.1242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.7230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.9246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 3.0265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.0224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.2242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 4.3247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.4231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.4212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.2234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.7211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.7207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.5167 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.9228 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.7196 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.5278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.8232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 3.3234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.9251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.8277 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.2Gulf of Alaska · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.1207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.3221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.6229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.4230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.4279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.5278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.6287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.0293 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.2285 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 5.0289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away · tsunami flag
  15. 3.1293 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.6293 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.2294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.7Gulf of Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.4294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.4288 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d4dh (also filed as ak18696152). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.