Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 4:40 PM AKST (01:40 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-11-09 01:40:39 UTC
Depth
43.9 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.228° N, 156.581° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
24.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600069kz (also filed as ak019edo1pe9). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.