Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 4:33 AM AKDT (12:33 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-22 12:33:23 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.897° N, 155.692° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.051 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.569 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.560 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.766 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.166 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.676 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.841 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.714 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.052 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.3113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.136 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.357 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.566 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.564 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.257 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.632 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.947 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.579 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.527 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.682 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.980 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.667 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.2110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.085 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.650 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.050 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.6133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.148 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.2138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.078 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.976 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.631 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.124 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.833 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.885 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.863 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.960 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.056 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.864 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.955 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.531 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.239 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.653 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.073 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.565 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.464 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.570 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.730 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.710 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.732 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.2114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.639 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.822 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.997 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.157 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.688 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.764 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 63 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.650 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.647 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.9125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019ar73jac. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.