Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 42 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 11:08 AM AKST (20:08 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-11-12 20:08:10 UTC
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.509° N, 146.508° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
824.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
139

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019eixs2lb (also filed as us60006atv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.