Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 3:10 PM AKDT (23:10 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km W of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 3:10 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-08-23 23:10:23 UTC
Depth: 126.0 km (78.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.201° N, 150.699° 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

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Stations used: 108

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 188.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019at11q53 (also filed as us700057ql). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.