Alaska earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Sun, Sep 15, 2019, 4:24 AM AKDT (12:24 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-15 12:24:55 UTC
Depth
38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.407° N, 149.982° 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
63

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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.733 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.97 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.94 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2570 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1,174 · tsunami flag
  8. 2.324 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.211 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.516 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.714 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.527 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.16 km SSE of Beluga, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.53 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.620 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.67 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.622 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.07 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.113 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.524 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.815 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.514 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.730 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.82 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.57 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.19 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.42 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.11 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.510 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.54 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.59 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2561 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.750 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.510 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.247 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.615 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.66 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.832 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.89 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.17 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  52. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.15 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.511 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.611 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 15
  57. 1.93 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.75 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 10
  59. 1.622 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.89 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.82 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.35 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.130 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.521 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2573 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.611 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 56 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.96 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 11
  10. 1.521 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.79 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.029 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.26 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.318 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.03 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.74 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019buvy036. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.