M2.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Houston, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Houston, Alaska on Sat, Oct 19, 1985, 6:53 AM AKDT (14:53 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-19 14:53:26 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.578° N, 149.779° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.710 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.713 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 14931 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.68 km S of Willow, Alaska · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.411 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.51 km N of Knik, Alaska · 14916 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14890 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ky7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.