Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 4:10 AM AKST (13:10 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 28 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-11 13:10:54 UTC
Depth
50.6 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.070° N, 157.892° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.771 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.98 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.640 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.128 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 141 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.933 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.633 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.079 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.3114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.650 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.421 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.059 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.778 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.499 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.371 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.980 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.162 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.2129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.218 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.5109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.832 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 142 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.022 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.498 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2837 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.8108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.550 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.860 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.397 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.598 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.530 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ieppqb (also filed as us2000j5ap, aacse019ieppqb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.