Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 5:32 PM AKDT (01:32 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-10-10 01:32:25 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.247° N, 148.750° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
89

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  2. 3.4262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.0230 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.0271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.5273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.0265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.3196 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.9269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.1264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.4271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.2258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.1264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.9180 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.3264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.3222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.0257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.7226 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.0243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.4208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.1282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.8235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.9268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.3255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.2270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.0267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.4217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 3.5221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.8216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 3.5281 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.0241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.0264 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.4272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.0275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 2517 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.0202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 3.8265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.0256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 3.4266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 3.0233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 3.3233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 3.1240 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.2241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 3.3220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 3.1258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.4261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.2296 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 4.6239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  54. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 4.2232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 3.9178 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.7199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 3.2234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.3233 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.5254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.7216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.1254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.0252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.8208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.1261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.7231 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.5284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.3242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.8230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away

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