Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 1:41 AM AKST (10:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-03 10:41:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.185° N, 150.000° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 1359 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.0299 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1354 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.9215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.2251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.0221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.2214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.0224 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.7177 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 1327 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 1324 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.6203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.9255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.7248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.8247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.5213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.7215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.0245 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.0150 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.9256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jits (also filed as ak02354tduj). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.