M2.6 earthquake 212 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 212 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 11:51 PM AKST (08:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.071 · 26 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0241feq8vx (also filed as us7000m190). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.