Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 6:21 AM AKDT (14:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-08-20 14:21:17 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.050° N, 148.972° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.8198 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.1250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.8272 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.8238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.0219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.9276 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.7242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.3245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.3278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.4274 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.5278 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.7268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.6239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.5241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.3262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.8217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.1287 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.6191 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.6201 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.0252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.3206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.0252 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.4246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.0Gulf of Alaska · 2592 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.1271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.4205 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.5217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.3270 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 3.0236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.2242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.8282 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.2226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.8230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.3242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 4.1239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 3.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.5284 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.7231 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 3.0238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.1261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.8223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.8208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 3.0252 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 3.1254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 3.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.7216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 4.0248 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 3.5254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 3.4259 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.3233 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 3.4263 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 5.0273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  59. 3.4262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 3.3269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.9238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.2240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.2202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.0212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.0273 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.9236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.6249 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.6256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.9217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.8251 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.3245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.8228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.1240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.9237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.2267 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.9234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.4228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.3238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.0239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019anx54e3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.