Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, May 20, 2019, 7:30 AM AKDT (15:30 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SW of Kasilof, 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
2019-05-20 15:30:09 UTC
Depth
88.3 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.379° N, 152.423° 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
42

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.844 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.012 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.018 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.954 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.766 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 120 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.123 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.560 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.847 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.559 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 101 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.662 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.572 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.648 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.137 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.766 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.317 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 125 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.337 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.733 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.652 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 142 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.469 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.026 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 132 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.843 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.625 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.653 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.969 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.165 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.663 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 4.251 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 99 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  39. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.549 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.958 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.845 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 160 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.610 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.241 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 139 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.621 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.357 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.862 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 89 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.836 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.637 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.454 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.168 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.873 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 153 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.034 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 149 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.636 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 151 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.421 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.139 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.538 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.840 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 138 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.03 km SSE of Kachemak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.517 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.321 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.230 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.837 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 85 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.550 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.261 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.350 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 103 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.615 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.034 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.652 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 151 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.729 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.364 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away

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