Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 4:18 PM AKST (01:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 55 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 4:18 PM AKST
UTC: 2023-01-30 01:18:09 UTC
Depth: 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.482° N, 156.770° 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: 26

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast236 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231dmtr2t (also filed as us6000jk9c). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.