M2.3 earthquake 38 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 4:51 AM AKST (13:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km N of Nikolaevsk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 71.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01924arnaj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.