Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 40 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 11:11 PM AKST (08:11 UTC), 67 km (41 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
2019-01-21 08:11:59 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.947° N, 158.219° 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
48

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.128 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 141 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.933 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.633 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.079 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.043 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.650 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.624 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.421 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.059 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.715 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.778 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.2115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.499 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.371 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.980 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.162 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.6113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.044 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.98 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.440 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.771 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2812 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.3125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.218 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 130 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.5109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.832 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.4122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.022 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2831 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.8108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019yv48o7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.