Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 46 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 46 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 11:40 AM AKDT (19:40 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-30 19:40:57 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.696° N, 160.133° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.235 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.953 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.933 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.052 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.339 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 140 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.648 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 139 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 169 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 172 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.574 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.942 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.637 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.945 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.278 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.038 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.760 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.336 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.139 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dxfe36g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.