Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 69 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 12:49 PM AKDT (20:49 UTC), 47 km (29 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-29 20:49:12 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.914° N, 157.510° 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
51

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.3128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.2138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.029 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.3146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.8117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.341 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b2wpuud (also filed as us700059yd, aacse019b2wpuud). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.