Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 276 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 276 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 7:44 AM AKST (16:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-01-13 16:44:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.490° N, 148.220° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.5267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.3256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.1247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.8252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.7263 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.0238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.2243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.9241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.9263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.1262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.7217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.9275 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.1276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.9216 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.1265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.0272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 4.1233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  28. 4.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.8251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.2225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.5237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.5279 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.4261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.8253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.0Gulf of Alaska · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.0246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.7270 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006z92 (also filed as ak020lrrxod). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.