Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 3:26 AM AKDT (11:26 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 152 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-16 11:26:36 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.103° N, 153.074° 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.

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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.194 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.292 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.973 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.499 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.7111 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.4152 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.428 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.699 km SSE of Akhiok, AK · 2519 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.4111 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.4111 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.5115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.8106 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.6101 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.8155 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.6115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.9185 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.1111 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.7112 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.6156 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.8184 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.6122 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.245 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019da50pty. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.