M2.8 earthquake 59 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 59 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 2:37 AM AKST (11:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 128 km E 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.052 · 48 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0251ub4cm (also filed as us6000pgui). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.