Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Sep 7, 2019, 4:25 AM AKDT (12:25 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 53 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-09-07 12:25:41 UTC
Depth
67.8 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.142° N, 151.980° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
151

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.539 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.53 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.629 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.338 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.236 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.162 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.333 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 156 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.945 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.845 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.538 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.071 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.847 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 165 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.17 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 80 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.926 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 103 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.41 km ESE of Homer, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.630 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 102 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.361 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.159 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.619 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.521 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.833 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.942 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.968 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.148 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.54 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2570 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.511 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.011 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.010 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.827 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 88 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.610 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.615 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 63 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.726 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2568 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.21 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.531 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.322 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.532 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.559 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.537 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.661 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 103 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.049 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.863 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.645 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 96 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.651 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.56 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.658 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.758 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.037 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.636 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.565 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.914 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.265 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 117 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.663 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.716 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bhnnes7 (also filed as us70005d6r). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC.