Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska on Sun, Mar 31, 2019, 7:19 PM AKDT (03:19 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-04-01 03:19:31 UTC
Depth
35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.752° N, 150.865° 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

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Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 97.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01946jt0rw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.