Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:58 PM AKDT (02:58 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-29 02:58:45 UTC
Depth
78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.043° N, 158.205° 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.374 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.729 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.3128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.732 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 148 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.435 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.842 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.029 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.09 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2603 days ago · 141 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.915 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.914 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.015 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.341 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.624 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.016 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.745 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b2m2189 (also filed as aacse019b2m2189). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.