Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 32 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 10:31 AM AKST (19:31 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 46 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-15 19:31:46 UTC
Depth
73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.685° N, 152.388° 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
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019p4k6md (also filed as us2000j46x). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.