Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Fox, Alaska on Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 12:38 PM AKST (21:38 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-17 21:38:09 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.057° N, 147.539° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.715 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.19 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.510 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.831 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.027 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.323 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.66 km N of Badger, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.610 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.527 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.918 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.662 km S of Beaver, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.311 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.610 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.346 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.414 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.819 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.617 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.519 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.513 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.312 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.67 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.813 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.612 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.547 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 279
  28. 1.825 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.78 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.56 km SSE of Ester, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.919 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.030 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.013 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.415 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 43
  3. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 2826 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.615 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.619 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.33 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019sgv615. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.