Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 63 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 63 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 11:49 AM AKST (20:49 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 11:49 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-02-15 20:49:26 UTC
Depth: 124.3 km (77.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.148° N, 152.303° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 107

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 167.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01924ex6w0 (also filed as us2000jik4). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.