Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 107 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 107 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Apr 1, 2019, 7:27 AM AKDT (15:27 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 94 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-01 15:27:46 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.388° N, 156.672° 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
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.9ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.867 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.594 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.653 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.480 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.9123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.5157 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2736 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.547 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2733 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.945 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.5120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.0122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.6137 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.5110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.297 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.068 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.654 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.972 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.6127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.877 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.991 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.8131 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.755 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.171 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.886 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 3.050 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.072 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.488 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.494 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.181 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.650 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.491 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.442 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.0100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.6101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.750 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.696 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.338 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.392 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.398 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.1115 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.1135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.8118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.6101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.989 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.6119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.886 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.2133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.957 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.044 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.852 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.754 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.588 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01946qzyy3 (also filed as aacse01946qzyy3). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.