Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 45 km NW of Rampart, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Rampart, Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 8:01 AM AKDT (16:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 47 km NW of Rampart, 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
2019-10-16 16:01:01 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.820° N, 150.796° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.312 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.229 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.114 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.047 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.0northern Alaska · 2493 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.346 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.047 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.915 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.846 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.615 km ESE of Tanana, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.120 km N of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.944 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.643 km NNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.7northern Alaska · 2549 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.652 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.016 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.956 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019da7ug55. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.