Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 7:49 PM AKDT (03:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-03-11 03:49:22 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.798° N, 149.007° 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.

Stations used
35

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 178.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse01937tp58b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.