Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 8:43 AM AKDT (16:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 42 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-16 16:43:44 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.268° N, 146.700° 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
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.923 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.948 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2535 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.144 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.331 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.148 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.911 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.524 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.544 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.48 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.835 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.838 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.120 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.310 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.513 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.020 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.510 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.742 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.648 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.136 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.838 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.519 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.518 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 3.342 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.833 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2514 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.540 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 3.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.636 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.861 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.649 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.140 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.649 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.723 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.338 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.724 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.517 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.923 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.921 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.740 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.838 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.941 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.524 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.746 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.135 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.245 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.128 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.518 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.035 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.815 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.633 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019da83jih. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.