Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 67 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 67 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska on Sat, Nov 23, 2019, 7:02 PM AKST (04:02 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 56 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-24 04:02:33 UTC
Depth
89.8 km (55.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.067° N, 152.919° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f2io2f0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.