Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 1:01 PM AKST (22:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-07 22:01:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.480° N, 149.464° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
66

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 182.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jc71 (also filed as ak01931ikrqb, aacse01931ikrqb). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.