Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 73 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 73 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 6:31 PM AKST (03:31 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 55 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 6:31 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-17 03:31:08 UTC
Depth: 125.7 km (78.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 57.767° N, 156.270° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used: 39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019s63vrv (also filed as us2000j8iy, aacse019s63vrv). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.