Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 7:10 PM AKST (04:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 04:10:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.869° N, 149.178° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p9s5 (also filed as ak025511y84). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.