Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-08-15 11:57:29 UTC
Depth
27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.342° N, 156.780° 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.

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Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6213 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.7155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.3128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.3111 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.9136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.4149 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.2144 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.7164 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019aflvtqe (also filed as us600055d0, aacse019aflvtqe). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.