M2.7 earthquake 250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Feb 26, 2019, 6:09 AM AKST (15:09 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 264 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0192mim8as. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.