Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 11:08 PM AKST (08:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-23 08:08:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.946° N, 149.112° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.9200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.8244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.2194 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.8222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.8236 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 229 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.5263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.2247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.0289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.6246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.1236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.9235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.1243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.2237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.4213 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.3246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.9237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.0185 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.4230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.7244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.7235 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 262 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.8197 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.3250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.1232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.7257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.3203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.9214 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.2212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.0234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.9262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 273 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.9258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 278 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.2244 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 279 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.8253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 279 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.6239 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrjj (also filed as ak2026bpadzy). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.