Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 129 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 129 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 2:09 AM AKST (11:09 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-07 11:09:05 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.148° N, 156.341° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.8116 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2811 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.687 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.3138 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.933 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.8125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.873 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.079 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.7130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.9136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.6128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.7119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.6109 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.3114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.497 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.059 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.870 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.4118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.2101 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.368 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.588 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.968 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.4146 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.380 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.498 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.550 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.592 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.397 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.284 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.598 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.4108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.194 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019brd4wb (also filed as aacse019brd4zl). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.