Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 61 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 61 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska on Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 8:28 AM AKST (17:28 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 70 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-21 17:28:08 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.535° N, 147.750° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.071 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.772 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.872 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.073 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.973 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.851 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.7Central Alaska · 2471 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.732 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.822 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.621 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.559 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.733 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.832 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.774 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.573 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.243 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.379 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.642 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.6Central Alaska · 2459 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.9Central Alaska · 2458 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.722 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.546 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.019 km SSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.85 km S of Healy, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.780 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.6Central Alaska · 2452 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.226 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.74 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.722 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.111 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.575 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.976 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.267 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 4.070 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
  43. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.179 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.756 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.626 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.854 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.523 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.976 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.239 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 197 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.537 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.0Central Alaska · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.877 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.95 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.314 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.926 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.961 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.381 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.625 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.662 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.848 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.733 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.365 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.770 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.563 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.961 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.431 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.765 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.663 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.138 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.529 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.781 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.615 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gbe2la9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.