M2.9 earthquake 144 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 144 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 2:05 AM AKST (11:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 178 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.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-13 11:05:29 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.285° N, 149.958° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.9178 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.2229 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ekfxwqz (also filed as us70006bb1). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.