M1.9 earthquake 74 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 74 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska on Tue, Apr 25, 2023, 9:14 PM AKDT (05:14 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.31	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.226778051691487 · 3 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235bxejlw (also filed as av91098333). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.