Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 4:44 AM AKDT (12:44 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-07-19 12:44:15 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.224° N, 149.421° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gc5m (also filed as ak19966472, aacse01896yw2zi, ak01896yw2zi). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.