Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska on Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 7:39 PM AKDT (03:39 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 7:39 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-04-21 03:39:01 UTC
Depth: 38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.491° N, 150.858° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 135

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 149.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01953mo6mt (also filed as us700039vf). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.