Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Sun, Aug 18, 2019, 7:11 AM AKDT (15:11 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 28 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Point MacKenzie forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-18 15:11:36 UTC
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.432° N, 150.058° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.813 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.93 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.713 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.326 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.66 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.88 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.56 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.526 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.14 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.19 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 15
  16. 1.915 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.617 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.78 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.99 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.89 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.725 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.529 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 4.16 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 827 · tsunami flag
  33. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.27 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.815 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.610 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.17 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 3.133 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 8
  39. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2590 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.618 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.026 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.19 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.121 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.64 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.53 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.930 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.521 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.27 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 24
  53. 2.98 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 39 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.67 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.87 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.832 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.220 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2601 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.228 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.23 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.05 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.56 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2604 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2604 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.611 km SSE of Susitna North, AK · 2604 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.825 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.028 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.517 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.523 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.117 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.24 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 44 km deep · 2 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019akmlrbe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.