Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 109 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 109 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 12:17 PM AKDT (20:17 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-09 20:17:07 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.375° N, 156.633° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.688 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.639 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.2114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.464 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.565 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.653 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2594 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.7155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.560 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.766 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.945 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.3113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 81 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.9125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.0100 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.8117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.946 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.2135 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.847 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.745 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.593 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.384 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.3111 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.2127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.9136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.850 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.183 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.181 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.8113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 58 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.0108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.2144 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019a5ts0wn (also filed as us60005348, aacse019a5ts0wn). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.