Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, May 19, 2019, 9:38 AM AKDT (17:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-19 17:38:18 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.094° N, 149.180° 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
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.8217 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.9Gulf of Alaska · 2691 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.7262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.7209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.5275 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.4257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.3263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.5261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.2263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2688 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.4233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.7276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.4262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.9225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.1261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.4218 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.0237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.0224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.8238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.9175 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.2249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.3257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.7253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.4299 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.2264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 4.2258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.8244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.0263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 3.0259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 3.1Gulf of Alaska · 2680 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.1274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.7236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.8245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.3245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.8255 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.2248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 3.3249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.4251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.3258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.8272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.9244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.8254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.4226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.7266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.6Gulf of Alaska · 2673 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.6237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.7226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.7204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 4.2256 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.5252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.8Gulf of Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 3.3253 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.4254 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.7274 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.4249 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.4281 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.6274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.7246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.8236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.3236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.4260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.7278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.6260 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.5259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.6258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.4250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.1246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.9277 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.8262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.8278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.5257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.4266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.0250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.9264 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.2280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.7253 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0196e61sl0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.