Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska on Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 11:44 PM AKST (08:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km S of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-02 08:44:44 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.215° N, 146.229° 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
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km N of Whitestone, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.818 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.513 km S of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.944 km SSW of Birch Creek, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.618 km NW of Central, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.933 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.638 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.59 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.510 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.042 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.45 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.541 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.611 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.528 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.08 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fftllv1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.