Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km NNE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 8, 2024, 4:12 AM AKST (13:12 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 26 km N of Ouzinkie, 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
2024-01-08 13:12:35 UTC
Depth
29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.708° N, 152.227° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 998 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.247 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 998 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.812 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 996 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.953 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 993 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.035 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 992 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.831 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 991 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.372 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 989 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.829 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 989 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.945 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 987 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.920 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 987 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.129 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 986 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.122 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 985 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.838 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 985 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.842 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 983 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.035 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 981 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.045 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 981 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.021 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 981 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.136 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 980 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.739 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 977 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.347 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 977 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.520 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 977 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.625 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 975 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.059 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 968 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.619 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 966 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.220 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 966 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.526 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 965 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.668 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 960 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.849 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 960 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.050 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 959 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.94 km WSW of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 956 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.040 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 956 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.757 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 953 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.645 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 953 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.095 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 952 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.241 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 952 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.070 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 3.561 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 946 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.820 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 943 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.620 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 943 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.236 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 943 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.640 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 941 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.819 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 940 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.025 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.449 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.167 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.868 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.012 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.046 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.425 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.737 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.879 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.023 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.941 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.019 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.931 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.739 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.541 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.323 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.227 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.836 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dg426j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.