Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 1:45 PM AKDT (21:45 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 1:45 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-04-28 21:45:01 UTC
Depth: 106.1 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 62.963° N, 150.812° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used: 134

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 187.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0195fi6p78 (also filed as us70003djf). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.