Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 44 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 44 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 10:35 AM AKST (19:35 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 10:35 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-13 19:35:04 UTC
Depth: 53.2 km (33.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 58.970° N, 152.117° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VIII, severe shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 55

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019lti98p (also filed as us2000j3jw, aacse019lti98p). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.