M3.0 earthquake 44 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 44 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:37 AM AKDT (10:37 UTC), 30 km (19 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
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 101.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dvmh4zy (also filed as us600064bj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.