Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Jan 19, 2019, 4:16 AM AKST (13:16 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 46 km ESE of Pedro Bay, 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
2019-01-19 13:16:28 UTC
Depth
51.4 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.161° N, 151.997° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.864 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.527 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.057 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.965 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.453 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.955 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.718 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2812 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.754 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.964 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.060 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2812 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.550 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.047 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.710 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.050 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.769 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.113 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.944 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.257 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.262 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.325 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.8106 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.912 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.655 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.355 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.851 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.069 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.887 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.868 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.651 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.72 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.958 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.936 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.580 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.510 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2804 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.670 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2804 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.529 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 52 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.854 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.572 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.544 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.551 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.97 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.64 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.59 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.810 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.733 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.824 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.158 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.441 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.549 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.132 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.629 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.69 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.061 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.967 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.67 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.547 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.778 km SW of Nanwalek, AK · 2818 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.673 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.547 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019vn1pxd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.