Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 184 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 184 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 11:40 AM AKST (20:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-01-30 20:40:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.881° N, 149.529° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.2194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 229 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.2247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.6246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.2237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.4213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 205 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.3246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.9237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.9200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.8243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.0185 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.4230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.9143 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 262 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.8197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.3250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.7257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.3203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.2212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026ccvdsp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.