Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 55 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska on Tue, Dec 31, 2019, 1:05 PM AKST (22:05 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 88 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-31 22:05:43 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.806° N, 136.322° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.388 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.889 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.286 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.997 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.657 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.871 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.647 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.778 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.276 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.82 km WNW of Lutak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.1120 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.8117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.97 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.116 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.888 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.788 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.765 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.537 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.673 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.835 km SW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.633 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.996 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.943 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.644 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.559 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.862 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.940 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.067 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.887 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.7102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.986 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 5.187 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 250 · tsunami flag
  14. 2.041 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.556 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.542 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.037 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.961 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gs0adn2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.