Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 93 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 93 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 1:45 AM AKDT (09:45 UTC), 88 km (55 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: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 1:45 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-10-07 09:45:38 UTC
Depth: 87.8 km (54.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 56.662° N, 157.043° 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: 58

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast230 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019cv83sxn (also filed as us70005uc7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.