Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 47 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 47 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 7:50 PM AKDT (03:50 UTC), 81 km (50 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-30 03:50:00 UTC
Depth
80.7 km (50.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.870° N, 158.293° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.933 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.2106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.1122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.75 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.974 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.659 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.637 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.9106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 62 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dx5x69d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.