Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 156 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 156 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 5:48 AM AKST (14:48 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-01-24 14:48:03 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.606° N, 150.486° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.6224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.0190 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.0243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.4231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.1235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.3224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.2214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.3220 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.8193 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.1253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.2213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.2203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.6207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.4238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.1215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.2195 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.0216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.8184 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.2214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.1197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.6230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.2199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 3.0209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.1175 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.3242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 3.2203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.2203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 3.4215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.4224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 4.4241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 3.3230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 3.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.4208 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.7239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 4.1224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 3.1209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 3.3226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.4253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.2224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.2224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 3.3226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.2225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 3.3205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 3.3229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 3.1189 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 3.2221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 3.0226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.8210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 3.1237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 3.3199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 3.3253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.9205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 3.2228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.4208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.6165 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.3237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.6229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.2241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.4180 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.9244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.0239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.9211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.1208 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.2221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000cf33 (also filed as ak18300225). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.