Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 75 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 75 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 5:32 PM AKST (02:32 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 53 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-08 02:32:46 UTC
Depth
121.8 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.452° N, 152.763° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 153 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019d9oljr (also filed as us2000j1a5). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.