Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33 km NNW of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 4:44 AM AKST (13:44 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-09 13:44:54 UTC
Depth
77.9 km (48.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.745° N, 150.238° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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Stations used
113

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f3ub0o (also filed as us2000j1x8). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.