Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska on Sun, Oct 27, 2019, 4:06 PM AKDT (00:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 42 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-28 00:06:37 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.561° N, 147.130° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.08 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.518 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.511 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.532 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.611 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.547 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.928 km N of Whitestone, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.818 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.513 km S of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.844 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dtsstlg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.