Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 24 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 8:02 AM AKDT (16:02 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 74 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-19 16:02:12 UTC
Depth
77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.164° N, 158.079° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.5113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.75 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.974 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.050 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.659 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 93 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019df6gq6h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.