M2.2 earthquake 92 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 10:27 PM AKST (07:27 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 32 km SE of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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

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
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fo2l861 (also filed as us60006reh). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.