Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 45 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 10:31 PM AKDT (06:31 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-24 06:31:15 UTC
Depth
27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.612° N, 158.659° W
Region
Alaska
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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.347 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.946 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.240 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.933 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.0127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.2106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.1122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.452 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.5133 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.75 km W of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.3139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.974 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.659 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.278 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.911 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.139 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.2128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.929 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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