Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 3:14 PM AKST (00:14 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-04 00:14:48 UTC
Depth
44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.530° N, 152.233° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.517 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.110 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.722 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.065 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.719 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.924 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.817 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.630 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.128 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.667 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.518 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.861 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.62 km SE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.126 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.628 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.937 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.732 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.280 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.538 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.528 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NNW of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.610 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.328 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.534 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.075 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.990 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.467 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.215 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.933 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.711 km SW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.922 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.927 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216m8hn0 (also filed as us6000d5c4). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.