Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 138 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 138 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 6:54 PM AKST (03:54 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 125 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-21 03:54:09 UTC
Depth
50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.941° N, 156.274° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.873 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.079 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.7130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.9136 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.6128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.7119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.6109 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.3114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.497 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.059 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.4118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.492 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.2101 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.5113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.396 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.687 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.8116 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.2129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.4146 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.498 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.550 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019yse6kb (also filed as aacse019yse6kb). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.