Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 254 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 254 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 2:59 PM AKST (23:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

Womens Bay forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-01-23 23:59:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.679° N, 150.052° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
74

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3250 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.5216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.9199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.3184 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.4270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.5186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.3260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.5219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.6283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.0251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.7287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.1211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.5254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.9230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.2237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.8299 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.7176 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.1290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.3219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.4222 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.4206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 3.1209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.0200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.5210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.6221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.4235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 3.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 4.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 3.7291 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.5282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 3.1211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.4228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.6225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 3.3230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.3265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.6208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.2210 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 3.2244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 3.1283 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 3.1204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 3.3226 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.3219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.1230 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.1245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 3.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 3.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.5225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.5225 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.4200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.3207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.6241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.3228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.2202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.3236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.5218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.6237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.4215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.3237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.6251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.0262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.3268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.2273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.5232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cnh9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.