Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Sep 8, 2019, 2:12 PM AKDT (22:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km W of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-08 22:12:18 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.189° N, 151.427° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.645 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.619 km NNW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 225 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.0Central Alaska · 2579 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.771 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 125 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.045 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.133 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.075 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 117 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.753 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.954 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.764 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 129 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.860 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.034 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.675 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.832 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 119 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.634 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 106 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.259 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.755 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.564 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.818 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.921 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.849 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.835 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.664 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.757 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.573 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.658 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 131 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.548 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.554 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.660 km SW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.747 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.055 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.049 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 130 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.569 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.873 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.730 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.650 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.050 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.745 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.923 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.570 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.164 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.744 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.866 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.563 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.630 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.635 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.036 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 109 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.040 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.816 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.531 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.146 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 128 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.517 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.063 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.561 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.632 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.848 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.69 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.958 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.563 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.656 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.964 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.662 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.072 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.361 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 128 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.635 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.835 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.865 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away

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