Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Badger, Alaska on Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 5:05 AM AKST (14:05 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 42 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-15 14:05:34 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.858° N, 147.359° 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

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Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.532 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.547 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.928 km N of Whitestone, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.827 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.818 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.513 km S of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.933 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.78 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.819 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.922 km SSE of Minto, AK · 2459 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.638 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.59 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.323 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.528 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.518 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.08 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.514 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.519 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.711 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.515 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.618 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.718 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.918 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019enssx7f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.