Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 6:38 PM AKST (03:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-01-16 03:38:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.248° N, 149.648° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.3235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.8186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.3247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.7225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.7255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.5233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.8200 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.3264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.8233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.9218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.2223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.2225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.2218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.0216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.2253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.2230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.0237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.4233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 3.2268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.8211 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.4270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 3.5264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.3234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.2230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.7Gulf of Alaska · 2095 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.5221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.1266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.7253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.5245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.1253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000d3ry (also filed as ak021qim2qk). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.