Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 72 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jun 2, 2019, 3:02 PM AKDT (23:02 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Jun 2, 2019, 3:02 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-06-02 23:02:09 UTC
Depth: 73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 56.535° N, 157.314° 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: 30

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast239 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01971exio4 (also filed as aacse01971exio4). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.