M2.4 earthquake 117 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 117 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 10:51 AM AKST (19:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 192 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.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-17 19:51:17 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.227° N, 150.467° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.9192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.818 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.191 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.0202 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.0207 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019sfr4yn (also filed as aacse019sfr4yn). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.