Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 7:26 PM AKDT (03:26 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 52 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
2019-09-04 03:26:30 UTC
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.655° N, 151.087° 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
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 161.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bcjonp5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.