M3.2 earthquake 45 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 2:09 AM AKDT (10:09 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 42 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 107.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019d3i6a7g (also filed as us70005tnb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.