Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 1:59 PM AKST (22:59 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Gulf of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-02-03 22:59:12 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.771° N, 148.952° 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
45

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.7287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2783 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.8261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.9276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.8246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.0192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.0242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.2Gulf of Alaska · 2776 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 3.5222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 3.1260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.8216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.9269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.6279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 3.2219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.8249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 3.2267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.7239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.9270 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.7269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 4.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.7227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.8257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 3.0202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.5244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.5240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.6192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.5290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.6265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 3.6264 km ESE of Chiniak, AK · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 4.2243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.8270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.3264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away

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