M2.9 earthquake 143 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 143 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 12:05 PM AKST (21:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-14 21:05:42 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.212° N, 150.020° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 268°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.9200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.1184 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.2194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026azmikf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.