Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 97 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 97 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 1:41 PM AKST (22:41 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 59 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-09 22:41:27 UTC
Depth
53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.560° N, 156.904° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.898 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 993 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.769 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 991 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.5115 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 991 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.5108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 991 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.9116 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.789 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 988 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.5119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 987 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.788 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.2115 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.2112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 986 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.591 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 985 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.496 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 983 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.4106 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 983 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.874 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 982 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.566 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 982 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.158 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.355 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 981 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.8101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 981 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.462 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 980 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.282 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 978 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.886 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 978 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.062 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 978 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.159 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.8103 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 975 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.669 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 975 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.3117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 975 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.4112 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.060 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.665 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.762 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.842 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.652 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.296 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 59 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.757 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.457 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 973 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.780 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.338 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 972 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 972 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.559 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.065 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.2112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 970 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.3119 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 969 days ago · 76 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.699 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 968 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.5103 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 967 days ago · 84 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.235 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 967 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.581 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 965 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.198 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 964 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.973 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.885 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 963 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.971 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 963 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.4147 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 963 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.654 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 959 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.968 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 957 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 957 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.116 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 957 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.994 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 956 days ago · 76 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.743 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 956 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.450 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.057 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 998 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.989 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.1107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.2101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.035 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.094 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.535 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.4118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.332 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.7104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.4157 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.169 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.493 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.085 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.482 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.888 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.063 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.881 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024f96i7j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.