Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska on Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 9:39 AM AKDT (17:39 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-30 17:39:18 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.492° N, 149.980° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.622 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.031 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.620 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2555 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.611 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.39 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 47 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.12 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.021 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.639 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.26 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.69 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.57 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.830 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.58 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.637 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.732 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.34 km S of Hope, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.617 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.86 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.74 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2551 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.023 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.530 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.623 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.60 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.05 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.523 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.725 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.413 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.31 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.611 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.33 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.02 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.59 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.022 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.624 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.521 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.029 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.918 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.23 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.55 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2544 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.920 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.521 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.625 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.918 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 42 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.611 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  2. 1.511 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.15 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.17 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.828 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.89 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.832 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.66 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.615 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.247 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.510 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.750 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.822 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2561 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.59 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019cjs2ieg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.