Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska on Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 7:01 PM AKST (04:01 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 116 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-12 04:01:59 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.127° N, 153.025° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019eio7tye (also filed as us700069wk). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.