Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 64 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 64 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Sep 5, 2019, 8:55 PM AKDT (04:55 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 19 km WSW of Healy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-06 04:55:30 UTC
Depth
118.1 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.491° N, 150.216° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 185.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bfvizri. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.