Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 2:27 PM AKDT (22:27 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km W of Sunrise, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 2:27 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-08-31 22:27:42 UTC
Depth: 28.8 km (17.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.397° N, 149.913° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016b7we3du (also filed as ak13889457). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.