Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 51 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 10:47 AM AKST (19:47 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 46 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-11 19:47:57 UTC
Depth
98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.183° N, 152.556° 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
17

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.536 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.136 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.310 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.640 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 149 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.719 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.240 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.534 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.563 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 133 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2815 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.452 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.843 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.249 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.840 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.28 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.325 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.734 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 94 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.767 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.357 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.070 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.332 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.246 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 95 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.547 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.940 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 91 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.556 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 133 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.780 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.145 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 159 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.547 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.638 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 90 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 102 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.836 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 127 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.656 km W of Salamatof, AK · 2811 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.67 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 88 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.654 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.712 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.061 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.69 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.629 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 3.132 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.549 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.446 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.441 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.840 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.158 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.824 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.631 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.537 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.751 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.770 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 119 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.530 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.754 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.925 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 104 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.941 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 144 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.846 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.919 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.624 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.046 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.318 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.421 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 89 · tsunami flag
  18. 1.619 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.388 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 151 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2819 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019iii8zb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.