Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 7:39 AM AKST (16:39 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 53 km W of Salamatof, 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
2019-11-19 16:39:36 UTC
Depth
83.4 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.916° N, 152.024° 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.57 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.627 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2509 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.876 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 124 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.130 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.036 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.732 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.538 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.523 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 135 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.97 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.546 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.539 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.717 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.664 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.64 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.740 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.986 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.523 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.54 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.30 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, AK · 2503 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.75 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.064 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.647 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.15 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.157 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.939 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2501 days ago · 120 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.073 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.168 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 127 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.09 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.526 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 74 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.655 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.745 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 118 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.644 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.612 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.034 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 82 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.859 km WNW of Happy Valley, AK · 2498 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.63 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.062 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.616 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.624 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.739 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.745 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.553 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.622 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.68 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.27 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.134 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 78 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.833 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.69 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.773 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.710 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 113 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.733 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2515 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.848 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.623 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away

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