Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km W of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km W of Anchorage, Alaska on Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 1:28 AM AKST (10:28 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE of Susitna, 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
UTC
2019-11-30 10:28:12 UTC
Depth
57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.233° N, 150.195° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.67 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.08 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.727 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.034 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.65 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.63 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.624 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.626 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.34 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.72 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.718 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 47 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.512 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.513 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.533 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.721 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.38 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.621 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.017 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.546 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.026 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.648 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.831 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.518 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.136 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.831 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.55 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.932 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.019 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.720 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.024 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.35 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.716 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.75 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.942 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.917 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 3.58 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  48. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.68 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.220 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.819 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.50 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.211 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.715 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.615 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 3.210 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 33

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.221 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.54 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.824 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.526 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.51 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.939 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.82 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.90 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.63 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, AK · 2501 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.81 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.128 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away

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