Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 80 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 80 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska on Sat, Jan 19, 2019, 11:20 AM AKST (20:20 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 87 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jan 19, 2019, 11:20 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-19 20:20:22 UTC
Depth: 84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.609° N, 153.805° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 30

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 150.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019vr8lj2 (also filed as aacse019vr8lj2). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.