Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 15 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:13 PM AKST (02:13 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:13 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-12-01 02:13:52 UTC
Depth: 55.3 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.567° N, 150.952° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 108

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 152.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fe2b0zi (also filed as us70006ex1). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.