M2.6 earthquake 95 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 95 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 3, 2022, 1:23 PM AKST (22:23 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-03 22:23:14 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.063° N, 151.073° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.057 · 40 stations |
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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.441 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.693 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.827 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.7188 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.1192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 1.714 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.0191 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.8117 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.998 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.2174 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.842 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0225bujcg (also filed as us7000ghhd). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.