M1.6 earthquake 18 km NW of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Central, Alaska on Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 4:16 PM AKST (01:16 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 52 km ESE of Circle, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-22 01:16:07 UTC
- Depth
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.692° N, 145.076° 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
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.539 km ESE of Central, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.652 km ESE of Circle, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.042 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.451 km ESE of Circle, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.219 km SSW of Central, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gcs0g6w. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.