International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550553
Event time 2026-01-14 22:21:13 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-15 07:21:13 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 22:23:20 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.1
Depth 52.7 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status automatic
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area Alaska
Nearest settlement Chignik
Distance 44 km
Course SE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Gulf of Alaska



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Chignik (44,65 km)
Nearest airports
Chignik Airport (44,10 km), Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (44,41 km), Chignik Lagoon Airport (52,35 km), Chignik Fisheries Airport (55,57 km), Chignik Lake Airport (63,07 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.