Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 1:20 AM AKDT (09:20 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 56 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-28 09:20:50 UTC
Depth
60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.159° N, 151.718° 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
18

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 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.828 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.729 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.55 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.939 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.76 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.636 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.636 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.011 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.732 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.754 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.514 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.56 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.753 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 149 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.047 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.544 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.810 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.114 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.635 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.630 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.152 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.570 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.532 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.923 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.758 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.335 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.615 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.341 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.828 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 223 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.120 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.517 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 81 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.49 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.814 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.460 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.169 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 156 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.982 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 144 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.215 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.770 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.216 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.733 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.06 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.521 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.74 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.969 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.06 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.352 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.66 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.811 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.561 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.958 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 142 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.066 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.873 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.836 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.622 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.923 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dty8rc2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.