Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 12, 2023, 5:38 PM AKST (02:38 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
2023-01-13 02:38:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.055° N, 149.958° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.2251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.0221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.2214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.4234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.0224 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 1341 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 1332 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.6203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.9255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.3241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.5Gulf of Alaska · 1302 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.4195 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.5262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.6Gulf of Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.7238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.2229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.2226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.9215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 1359 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0299 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 1363 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.3275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.8210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.8247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.5213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.7215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.1226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jjuy (also filed as ak023ljekzl). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.