Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km E of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km E of Badger, Alaska on Sat, Sep 7, 2019, 11:36 PM AKDT (07:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 32 km E of Anderson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-08 07:36:03 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.810° N, 147.401° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ESE of North Pole, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.735 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.652 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.132 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.541 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.844 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.329 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.520 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.57 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AK · 2547 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.918 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.718 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.618 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.515 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.711 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.519 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.514 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.08 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.518 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.933 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.830 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.5northern Alaska · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.918 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.617 km S of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.116 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.951 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.939 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bj89v6q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.