Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km S of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km S of Houston, Alaska on Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 11:37 AM AKDT (19:37 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 28 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-04 19:37:37 UTC
Depth
54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.579° N, 149.829° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.912 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.81 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.928 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.33 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.041 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.98 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.88 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.58 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.729 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.55 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.74 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.03 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.318 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.26 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.029 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.79 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.96 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  26. 1.623 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.611 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2576 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.130 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.754 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.35 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.82 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.95 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.525 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.416 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.733 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.97 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.94 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2573 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 5.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1,174 · tsunami flag
  44. 2.324 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.211 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.75 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.824 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.516 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.714 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.527 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.16 km SSE of Beluga, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.53 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.620 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.07 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.113 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.513 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.640 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2586 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.96 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
  5. 1.730 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.59 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.628 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.65 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.99 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.220 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.832 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.87 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.67 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.98 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.27 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 24
  19. 2.521 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.930 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bct9yts. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.