M2.5 earthquake 23 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska on Sat, Jan 19, 2019, 1:18 PM AKST (22:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 29 km NE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019vsf3nd (also filed as us2000j6gm). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.