Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 4 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 6:42 AM AKST (15:42 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-01-15 15:42:53 UTC
Depth
45.3 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.575° N, 152.329° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
167

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.086 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.924 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.021 km NNW of Old Harbor, AK · 2445 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.944 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.875 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.471 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.420 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.715 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.832 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.922 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.741 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.929 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.214 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.010 km NNE of Port Lions, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.727 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.074 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.651 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.736 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.735 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.16 km ESE of Port Lions, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.99 km SE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.821 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.956 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.023 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.547 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.133 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.842 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.032 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.128 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.59 km SW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.522 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.634 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.073 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.977 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.752 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.822 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.080 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.661 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.966 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.024 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.860 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.14 km SSE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.417 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020p28tkc (also filed as us700070a3). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.