Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Nov 18, 2019, 12:31 PM AKST (21:31 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28 km WSW of Ester, 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
2019-11-18 21:31:36 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.898° N, 149.018° 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

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.827 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.915 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.837 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.811 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.933 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.824 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.332 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.78 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.819 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.922 km SSE of Minto, AK · 2463 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.323 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.728 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 295
  20. 2.029 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.220 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.327 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.528 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.518 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.114 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.514 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.519 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.711 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.312 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.515 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away

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