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M3.3 earthquake 246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 9:20 AM AKDT (17:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-15 17:20:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.520° N, 148.755° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.2287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.8247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 182 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.0249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 178 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.6245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 178 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.1223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 175 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 175 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.7242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.0233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.7268 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.1237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.9163 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 156 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.0223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 152 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.1222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.0219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 143 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.1233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 143 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.0237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.0245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.4213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.2237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.6246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.2247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.5263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ffimzy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.