Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 83 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 83 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 5:39 PM AKDT (01:39 UTC), 68 km (42 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-10 01:39:15 UTC
Depth
67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.258° N, 157.061° 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
71

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.945 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.2110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.6133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.2138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.955 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.565 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.2114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bmfsmrh (also filed as us70005dy2). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.