Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 1:43 PM AKST (22:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-01-10 22:43:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.118° N, 149.562° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.2220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.2255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.3235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.8186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.3247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.7225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.7255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.5233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.8200 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.3264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.9218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.2223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.2225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.2218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.0216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.2253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.2230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.0237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.4233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.2230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2090 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.5221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.1266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.7253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.1253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.5203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7bv (also filed as ak021gwqgyg). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.