Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km W of Seward, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km W of Seward, Alaska on Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 9:53 AM AKDT (17:53 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 38 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-31 17:53:36 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.167° N, 150.061° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.946 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.49 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.814 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.215 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.216 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.06 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.521 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.74 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.510 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.611 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.741 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.76 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.037 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.646 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.71 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.814 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.642 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.023 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.67 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.67 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.619 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.510 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.710 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.69 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.27 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.68 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.622 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.546 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.77 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.57 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.2Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.017 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.338 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.97 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.436 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.54 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.30 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.64 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.128 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, AK · 2504 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.75 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.718 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 3.15 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.630 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.09 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.824 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.221 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.65 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.57 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.612 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.824 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.56 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.011 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.957 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.55 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.729 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.612 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.66 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.811 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.623 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.622 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.226 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.611 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.631 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.63 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.022 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.919 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.019 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dz1tb4z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.