Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 3:06 AM AKST (12:06 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-01-07 12:06:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.997° N, 149.988° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.2200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.8198 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.5267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.3256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.1247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.4242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.2199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.8252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.0195 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 5.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  16. 3.4276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.0238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.4290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.2243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.2238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.8235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 3.2240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.9238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 3.0232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.9263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.7217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 3.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.1276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.9216 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 3.5268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.2259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 3.1265 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 3.0272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.1231 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.1235 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.8253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.1248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.2254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.8204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.0246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.1263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.0189 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.2229 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.0197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.7275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.6208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006z95 (also filed as ak020brxxf6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.