Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Fox River, Alaska on Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 5:03 PM AKDT (01:03 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 63 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-17 01:03:10 UTC
Depth
63.6 km (39.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.930° N, 151.067° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.726 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.21 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.531 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.322 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.532 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.559 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.537 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.661 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.655 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.824 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.75 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.638 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.149 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.59 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.513 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.26 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.950 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.721 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.236 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.147 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.851 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.647 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.519 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.227 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.051 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.63 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.855 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.230 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2556 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.045 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.511 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.535 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.053 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.57 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.524 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.611 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.610 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.729 km ESE of Funny River, AK · 2551 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.718 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.716 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.827 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.131 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.250 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.727 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.117 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.827 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.010 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.011 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.511 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.54 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.521 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.619 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.630 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.41 km ESE of Homer, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.17 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019by0cc29. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.