Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 83 km SSE of Nikolai, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 83 km SSE of Nikolai, Alaska on Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 12:19 PM AKDT (20:19 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 105 km S of Nikolai, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-13 20:19:35 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.290° N, 153.947° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7101 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.668 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 134 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.7105 km S of Nikolai, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.5105 km S of Nikolai, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.254 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.691 km ENE of Lime Village, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.671 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.590 km ENE of Lime Village, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.641 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.577 km ENE of Lime Village, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.645 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.683 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.684 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.666 km SSE of McGrath, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 2700 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.166 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.670 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.385 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 247 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.968 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.639 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0193bepszo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.