Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 3:11 AM AKST (12:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-01-02 12:11:32 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.544° N, 149.377° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.3203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.7257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 265 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 265 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.3250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.8197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.9143 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.4230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.0185 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.8268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 248 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.8243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 248 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.9200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.1184 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.2194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.5263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.2247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.6246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.9262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 275 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.2244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 276 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.8253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 276 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.6239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 277 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.0262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 285 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 5.0258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 286 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  10. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 296 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.2245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 297 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026actwfd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.