M1.8 earthquake 37 km NE of Nikolai, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Nikolai, Alaska on Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 7:50 AM AKDT (15:50 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 83 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-20 15:50:41 UTC
- Depth
- 13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.207° N, 153.770° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.155 km NNE of McGrath, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.683 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.684 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.6Central Alaska · 2686 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.586 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.649 km ENE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.536 km NNE of Nikolai, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.555 km SW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.456 km SW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.353 km SW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019526chea. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.