Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska on Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:31 AM AKDT (14:31 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-28 14:31:54 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.568° N, 151.020° 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
22

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.219 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 18
  5. 1.73 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.011 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.514 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.56 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.824 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.047 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.810 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.114 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.635 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.630 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.874 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.719 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.570 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.923 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.12 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.517 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.49 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.814 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.982 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 144 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.215 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.216 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 3.06 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.521 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.74 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 60 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.515 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.88 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.55 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.510 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.728 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.611 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.927 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.929 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.421 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.76 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.05 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.71 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.814 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.677 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.436 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.726 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.560 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.642 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.729 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.918 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.06 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.51 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.811 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.810 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.873 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.622 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.310 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.928 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 108 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.611 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019du1aaj9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.