Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2019, 11:08 PM AKST (08:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28 km WSW of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-08 08:08:44 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.665° N, 146.674° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km S of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.546 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.638 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.59 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.728 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 295
  12. 1.510 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.042 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.626 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.45 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.726 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.928 km N of Whitestone, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.547 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.611 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.511 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fpqlyx1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.