Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 68 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 5, 2019, 12:03 AM AKDT (08:03 UTC), 22 km (13 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-05 08:03:27 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.884° N, 157.577° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.3128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 47 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.029 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.3146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bea28ll. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.