Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska on Sun, Nov 3, 2019, 9:03 AM AKST (18:03 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 42 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-03 18:03:25 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.835° N, 146.716° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.611 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.547 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.928 km N of Whitestone, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.818 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.513 km S of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.711 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Central, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019e40q1pp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.