Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 5:29 PM AKST (02:29 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2025-01-17 02:29:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.161° N, 149.901° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 619 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.9217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 619 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.4256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 610 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 601 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.8250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 597 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 597 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.1267 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 595 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.3294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 595 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.3239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.2203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.2208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 628 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.3233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 634 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.8271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 634 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 639 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.6210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 642 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pd0r (also filed as ak025s5i3p2). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.