M2.9 earthquake 180 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 180 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 2:08 PM AKST (23:08 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-19 23:08:09 UTC
- Depth
- 39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.116° N, 156.427° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.5159 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.7119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019eukbsw1 (also filed as us70006d0i). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.