Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Mar 20, 2019, 9:33 PM AKDT (05:33 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Mar 20, 2019, 9:33 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-03-21 05:33:14 UTC
Depth: 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.288° N, 149.354° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 28

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700037gl (also filed as aacse0193oe61bf, ak0193oe61bf). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.