M1.7 earthquake 184 km S of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 184 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 2:46 AM AKDT (10:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 190 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-01 10:46:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.288° N, 169.079° 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
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.098 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.689 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.9190 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.9114 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019clbheeb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.