Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 52 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 1:26 PM AKDT (21:26 UTC), 62 km (39 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-08 21:26:51 UTC
Depth
62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.838° N, 158.202° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 81 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.0127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.2106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.1122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.75 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.974 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.732 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 148 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.3128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019cx2ob3x (also filed as us70005sbd). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.