Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 4:51 AM AKST (13:51 UTC), 250 km (155 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-15 13:51:56 UTC
Depth
250.0 km (155.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.686° N, 145.128° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.512 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.652 km ESE of Cordova, AK · 2777 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.813 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.89 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.121 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2764 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.919 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.6108 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.752 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.63 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.041 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.516 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.630 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.542 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01924arnfo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.