Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 1:58 PM AKDT (21:58 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-18 21:58:28 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.394° N, 150.069° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.622 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.07 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.524 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.815 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.514 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.730 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.82 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.57 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.19 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.42 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.11 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.510 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.54 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.59 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2562 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.750 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.510 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 40 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.247 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.615 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.325 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.66 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.832 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.89 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.17 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  35. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.15 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.511 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.611 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 15
  40. 1.93 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.75 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
  42. 1.622 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.89 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.031 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.620 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2556 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.611 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.39 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.12 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  51. 2.021 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.323 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.639 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.26 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.69 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.57 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.710 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.830 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.53 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.16 km SSE of Beluga, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.714 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.516 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.75 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.211 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.324 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 5.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1,174 · tsunami flag
  12. 1.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2571 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.94 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.97 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.733 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.416 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.95 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.82 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019c00468u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.