Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 2:10 PM AKST (23:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-01-14 23:10:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.191° N, 150.265° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8198 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.5267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.3256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.2199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.8252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.0195 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 5.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  11. 3.4276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.0238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.4290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.2243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.8235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.2240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.9238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.9263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.7217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 3.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.9216 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.5268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 4.1233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.8251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.2225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.3192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.5237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.1227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.1231 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.1235 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.8253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.8204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.9143 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.0246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.1263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007hp8 (also filed as ak020nja0uu). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.