Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 10:06 PM AKST (07:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-03 07:06:16 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.720° N, 149.302° 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.

Stations used
41

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.8210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.9212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.4243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.8255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.3224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.0205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.9257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.9253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.8220 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 4.4273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.2247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 3.2252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 3.7255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.4198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.9240 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.6267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.2261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.8186 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.7199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.5267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.9275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · tsunami flag
  3. 2.8228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.9198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.9265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.2244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221kch5mn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.