Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 2:46 PM AKST (23:46 UTC), 47 km (29 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-06 23:46:09 UTC
Depth
46.7 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.479° N, 149.970° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.64 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 214
  6. 2.45 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.93 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.818 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.927 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.07 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 500 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.822 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 54
  15. 1.94 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.64 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.27 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.929 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.58 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.57 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.527 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.05 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.69 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.98 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.438 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.332 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.713 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.726 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.033 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.012 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 11
  35. 1.637 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.023 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.06 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.624 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.813 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.013 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.79 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.923 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.67 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2513 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.57 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.96 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.96 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.71 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 3.024 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.616 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.94 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 18
  58. 1.76 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.88 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.216 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.726 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.926 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.47 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 48 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.110 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.614 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.35 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.06 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.16 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.510 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.12 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.441 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.15 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.550 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.83 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2525 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 9

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