Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, May 22, 2019, 6:27 AM AKDT (14:27 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-22 14:27:17 UTC
Depth
38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.419° N, 149.902° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 195.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0196j2t694 (also filed as us60003qnm). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.