Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 79 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 79 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 5:30 PM AKST (02:30 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 55 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-30 02:30:35 UTC
Depth
40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.216° N, 157.127° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.9136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.6128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.7119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.557 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.455 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.455 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.058 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.859 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.657 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.660 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.758 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.758 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.157 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.157 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.6109 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.960 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.064 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.3114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.160 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.958 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.059 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.4118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.258 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.588 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.855 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.980 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.231 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.754 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.852 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.044 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.957 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.2133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.6119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.989 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.6101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.8118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.351 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.8125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.933 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.640 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.3138 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2818 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.8116 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.2129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.961 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0191dnhsa3 (also filed as aacse0191dnhsa3). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.