Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 49 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2019, 3:54 AM AKST (12:54 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 36 km NW of Valdez, 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
2019-03-09 12:54:41 UTC
Depth
40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.584° N, 146.375° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.035 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.535 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.632 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.022 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.941 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.919 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.152 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.518 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.928 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.839 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.636 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.743 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.135 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.752 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.738 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.641 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.63 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.515 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.041 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.67 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.520 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.433 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.744 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.625 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.614 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.624 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.514 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.516 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.819 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.736 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.240 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.48 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.613 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.99 km NW of Tolsona, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.751 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.06 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.68 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 3.036 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.615 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.628 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2706 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.316 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.213 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2764 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.449 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.624 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.837 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.121 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.58 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.79 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.89 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.343 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.813 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.829 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.724 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.724 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.139 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 31 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01934o0got. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.