Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 2:38 AM AKST (11:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km SW of North Pole, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-20 11:38:48 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.767° N, 148.073° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.88 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.529 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.831 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.54 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.124 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.027 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.323 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.66 km N of Badger, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.610 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.527 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.049 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.918 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.811 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.311 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.610 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.346 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.414 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.819 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.617 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.519 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.513 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.312 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.67 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.813 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.612 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.631 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.547 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 279
  30. 1.825 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.78 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.56 km SSE of Ester, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.919 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.642 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.738 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.030 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.516 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.19 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.715 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.610 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.515 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.013 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.5Central Alaska · 2812 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.78 km ESE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 44
  9. 3.415 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 43
  10. 2.024 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.627 km W of Minto, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.6Central Alaska · 2826 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.615 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.619 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.861 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019x9iyid. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.