Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 12:32 AM AKST (09:32 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-02-06 09:32:31 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.985° N, 149.474° 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
66

Nearest places

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

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. 2.8261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.9276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.8246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.0192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.0242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.2Gulf of Alaska · 2776 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.5222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.1260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.8216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.9269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.6279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.2219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.8249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.2267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.7239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.9270 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.7269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 4.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 3.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.7227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.8257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 3.0202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.5244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.5240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.6192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.5290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.6265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 3.6264 km ESE of Chiniak, AK · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 4.2243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.8270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.3264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.8256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 3.1250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.9259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 3.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 3.3243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.0244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.7252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0191pcfo39. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.