Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 296 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 296 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 9:01 AM AKST (18:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-02-06 18:01:23 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.634° N, 149.048° 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
46

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.8290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.9248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.9232 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.7287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2791 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.6236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.8261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.2227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.9276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.8246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2787 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.7223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.6234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.0242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.2Gulf of Alaska · 2784 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.4239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.5222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.9239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 3.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.0235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 3.1260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.2262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.8216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.9269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.6279 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.2219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.8249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 3.2267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.7239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.9270 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.1270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.7269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.6255 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 4.4265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 3.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.7227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.8257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.6247 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.5244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.7250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.5240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.5290 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.6244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.0229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.6265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 3.6264 km ESE of Chiniak, AK · 2770 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 4.2243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.8270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.6287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.8263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.9249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.7249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.1277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.2242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.0223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.0242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.9245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.9289 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.7243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.2234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.8230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.7241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2797 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.1256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.6218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.7227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0191phlwog. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.