M4.6 earthquake 195 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 195 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 1:26 PM AKST (22:26 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-19 22:26:33 UTC
- Depth
- 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.972° N, 156.363° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 238°, dip 27°, rake 73°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 77°, dip 65°, rake 99°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 136
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.9180 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.3139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.5159 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019euju9yc (also filed as us70006a3v). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.