Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 38 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska on Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 9:49 AM AKST (18:49 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 39 km NE of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 9:49 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-12-03 18:49:03 UTC
Depth: 42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.209° N, 150.380° 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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	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

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Stations used: 76

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fhn49lr (also filed as us60006lpj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.