Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 11:19 AM AKDT (19:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 21 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-12 19:19:39 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.903° N, 158.435° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.4ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.169 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.390 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.017 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.697 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.157 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.127 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.722 km SW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.827 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.53 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.221 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.551 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.171 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.538 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.340 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 58 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.221 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2706 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.688 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.640 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.488 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.417 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2697 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.442 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.346 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.777 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.338 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.725 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.447 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.322 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.644 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.029 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.023 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.972 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.361 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.676 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.342 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.647 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.052 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.480 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.264 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.438 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.480 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.250 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 153 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.625 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.564 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.044 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0194p08si7 (also filed as aacse0194p08si7). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.