Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 4:46 AM AKDT (12:46 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-09-13 12:46:12 UTC
Depth
38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.325° N, 157.306° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.2128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.0127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.2106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.1122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.6213 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.3146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019brkzyo4 (also filed as us70005ftz). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC.