Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 4:09 AM AKDT (12:09 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 83 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-19 12:09:44 UTC
Depth
64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.183° N, 158.146° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 67 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.16 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.732 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 148 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.029 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.09 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2602 days ago · 141 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.915 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.015 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.341 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.624 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.016 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.745 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.384 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.840 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.3111 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.722 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.850 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019am8cegx (also filed as aacse019am8cegx). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.