Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 50 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 3:46 PM AKST (00:46 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 52 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 3:46 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-23 00:46:22 UTC
Depth: 107.6 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 59.694° N, 153.220° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 97

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019121mvx1 (also filed as us2000j7ku). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.