Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 26 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Nov 29, 2019, 1:01 PM AKST (22:01 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Nov 29, 2019, 1:01 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-11-29 22:01:23 UTC
Depth: 73.8 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.789° N, 151.724° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 108

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fb32dd1 (also filed as us70006emc). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.