Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 12:21 PM AKST (21:21 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 277 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 12:21 PM AKST
UTC: 2023-01-19 21:21:18 UTC
Depth: 15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.245° N, 149.357° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -5.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 7.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 49

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j5m5 (also filed as ak023vru8lw). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.