Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 264 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 264 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 4:46 PM AKST (01:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 185 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-01-07 01:46:50 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.771° N, 157.365° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0239 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.9275 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.6284 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.2185 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.2186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.4202 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.4248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.7236 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.4180 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.3241 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.6256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019blmtvy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.