Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 83 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 83 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 6:09 PM AKST (03:09 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 91 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-13 03:09:12 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.187° N, 155.261° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 86.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ekb79ph (also filed as av62106061, us60006ay6). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.