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Latest quakes in or near the Gulf of Alaska in the past 24 hours on Friday, March 29, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.0 earthquake Chugach, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
Strongest todayMag. 3.0 Chugach, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 06:30 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near the Gulf of Alaska in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near the Gulf of Alaska, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, The Gulf of Alaska has had 18 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 15 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 3.0 Earthquake Chugach, United States, 21 mi NW of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
Strongest today: Mag. 3.0 Earthquake Chugach, United States, 21 mi NW of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
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Latest quakes in or near the Gulf of Alaska in the past 24 hours on Friday, March 29, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 07:15 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 29, 03:15 GMT
3.0

37 km
33 km NW of Valdez, Alaska
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 04:27 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 29, 00:27 GMT
1.4

0 km
84 km E of Lime Village, Alaska Info
Mar 29, 12:02 am (GMT +0)
Mar 29, 00:02 GMT
1.1

72 km
21 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (15 quakes)
Mar 28, 02:56 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 22:56 GMT
1.0

42 km
36 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 12:45 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 20:45 GMT
1.6

70 km
24 km N of Beluga, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 12:09 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 20:09 GMT
2.4

148 km
54 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 09:14 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 17:14 GMT
1.0

19 km
36 km WSW of McCarthy, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 08:19 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 16:19 GMT
1.0

120 km
72 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 07:44 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 15:44 GMT
2.1

76 km
4 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 07:03 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 15:03 GMT
1.6

15 km
70 km W of Karluk, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 05:51 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 13:51 GMT
1.4

31 km
11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 109 joules (689 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.593 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 11,000 quakes on average per year in or near the Gulf of Alaska:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.84 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 13.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 139 quakes per year (or 11.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 3,600 quakes per year (or 9.9 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 9,500 quakes per year (or 25.9 quakes per day)
The Gulf of Alaska has a high level of seismic activity. The Gulf of Alaska has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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