Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 2:59 AM AKST (11:59 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km SSW of Skwentna, 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
2019-02-15 11:59:10 UTC
Depth
73.3 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.759° N, 151.579° 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
43

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 250 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.176 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 136 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.763 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.463 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.457 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 196 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.319 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 250 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.183 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 143 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.510 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.519 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.710 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.532 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.744 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.536 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 83 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.539 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.718 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2781 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.519 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.564 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.857 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.023 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.221 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.617 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.76 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.931 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.767 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.721 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.740 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.915 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.37 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 71 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.733 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.866 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.112 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.823 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.520 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 76 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 124 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.353 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 98 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.58 km W of Sterling, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.537 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.871 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.243 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.635 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.964 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.647 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 93 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.758 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 127 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.911 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.155 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.59 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.739 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.317 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.854 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.671 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019249mees. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.