Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 6:41 PM AKST (03:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 03:41:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.667° N, 148.755° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 981 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.0251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 980 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.1238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 979 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.1233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.6212 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.8167 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.9213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.9218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.2218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.6213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.8221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.1218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 958 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.4200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 958 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.3259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 958 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.0270 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.8243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 951 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.3227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.5275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.9222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 948 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.9240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 947 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.1213 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 944 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.5238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 942 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 939 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.4219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 930 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.0267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 926 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.9215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 998 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.6224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.8256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.9194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.2266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.3267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.0242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m4c3 (also filed as ak024ttpe14). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.