Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 41 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 41 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 12:52 PM AKST (21:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-24 21:52:05 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.704° N, 149.393° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0192jbdcl6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.