Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 92 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 92 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 12:47 AM AKST (09:47 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 69 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-06 09:47:28 UTC
Depth
79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.727° N, 153.856° 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
35

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 168.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019a2v4ap (also filed as aacse019a2v4ap). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.