M2.5 earthquake 282 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 282 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, May 4, 2019, 5:43 AM AKDT (13:43 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 246 km SE 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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 119.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0195pan08u. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.