Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 2:09 AM AKST (11:09 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km WNW of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-15 11:09:02 UTC
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.279° N, 152.471° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.8ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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How well it is located

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Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019249bnzz (also filed as aacse019249bnzz). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.