Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 128 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 128 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 18, 2025, 2:33 AM AKST (11:33 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-18 11:33:47 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.397° N, 156.326° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025tyf6vc (also filed as us7000pdal). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.