M1.9 earthquake 36 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska on Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 5:28 AM AKST (14:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 45 km NNW of Venetie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-11 14:28:34 UTC
- Depth
- 14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 66.641° N, 146.987° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.944 km SSW of Birch Creek, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.248 km NNE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.551 km N of Venetie, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.843 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 2.344 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 1.872 km SE of Coldfoot, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.727 km WNW of Venetie, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.014 km S of Venetie, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.644 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.845 km NNW of Venetie, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.945 km NNW of Venetie, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fuswvkb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.