Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 8:31 PM AKST (05:31 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-03 05:31:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.280° N, 149.733° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.7257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.3250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 265 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.8197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.4230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.0185 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.8268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.8243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.9200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.1184 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.2194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 234 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 228 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 218 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.5263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.2247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.0289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.6246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.2212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.9262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 277 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.2244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 278 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.8253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 278 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.6239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 278 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 280 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.0262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 286 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.0258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  11. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.2245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026aecmcm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC.