Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 19, 2022, 1:31 AM AKST (10:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 299 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Nov 19, 2022, 1:31 AM AKST
UTC: 2022-11-19 10:31:37 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.267° N, 149.358° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 49

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ir13 (also filed as ak022eucqciq, ak022eucq5xo). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.