Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 124 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 124 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 7:05 AM AKST (16:05 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-21 16:05:36 UTC
Depth
69.8 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.414° N, 156.409° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.060 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.793 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.574 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.2114 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.044 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.9116 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2452 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.0114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.9116 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 76 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.975 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.0107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.067 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.643 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.542 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.4119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 79 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.0128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.746 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.643 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.8121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.893 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.846 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.961 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.155 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.651 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.758 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2419 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.586 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.752 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.7101 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.870 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.095 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.1118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.163 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.165 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.3120 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.962 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gbdcafl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.