Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 5:24 AM AKST (14:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-01-19 14:24:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.276° N, 148.673° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.9198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.8228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.9275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · tsunami flag
  5. 3.5267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.1278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.7188 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.1192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.7234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.0222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.8210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.1249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.9212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.4243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.8255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.3224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.0205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.9257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.6234 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 4.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.9253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.7231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.8220 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 4.4273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.2247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.2252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.7255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.2249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.2244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.0231 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.0191 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.9221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gd5e (also filed as ak022vnowcd). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.