Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Oct 29, 2022, 10:28 AM AKDT (18:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-10-29 18:28:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.704° N, 148.717° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.5260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.8156 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.1220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1408 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.1256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.7178 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.9235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 1398 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.0245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.7215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.5213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.8247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.7197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.7262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.9286 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.8212 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000iq13 (also filed as ak022dvr6pgs). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.