Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 69 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 69 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, May 11, 2025, 9:50 AM AKDT (17:50 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-11 17:50:41 UTC
Depth
51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.641° N, 148.816° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.028 · 164 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
135

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 136.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02560xtmzn (also filed as us7000pypg). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.