Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 84 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 84 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska on Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 11:32 AM AKDT (19:32 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-14 19:32:45 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.481° N, 147.055° 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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.184 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.966 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 85 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.578 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.765 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.173 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.882 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.661 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.617 km S of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.918 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.615 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.182 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.778 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.674 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.830 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.568 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.885 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.685 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.715 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.634 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.618 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.572 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.535 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.367 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.564 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.652 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.744 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.863 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.686 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.844 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 3.429 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.04 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.562 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.647 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.776 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.530 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.830 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.520 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.733 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.487 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.931 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.842 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.761 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.038 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.957 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.52 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.551 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.910 km ENE of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.829 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.682 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.665 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.976 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 79 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.025 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

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