Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 2:40 PM AKST (23:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-01-26 23:40:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.743° N, 149.181° 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.

Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.6219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.0282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.7212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.1264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.6252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.1265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.3224 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.4259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.2247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.2247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.5292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.5240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.6290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.3256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.5241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.9262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.1215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.2241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.5240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.3216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.1239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.4295 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.4249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.6212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.0217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.2228 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.6223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 3.3215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.8245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.9264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 3.6226 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.9224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 4.4262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 3.0255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.4287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 3.1260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 4.0282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 3.4257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.3246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 3.1227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 3.3260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.2289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 3.5287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.3225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 4.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 4.6227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.2256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 4.1267 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.9283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.7256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.8282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  7. 3.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.0199 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.8183 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.0241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.5280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.7220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.2234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.3208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.6267 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.7256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.4237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.0199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.1244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.3223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01817dwlfg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.