Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 11:17 PM AKST (08:17 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-29 08:17:10 UTC
Depth
42.6 km (26.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.668° N, 150.317° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.614 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.51 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.38 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.315 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.53 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.34 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.22 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.013 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.226 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.516 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.833 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.95 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.08 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.019 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.030 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2461 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.226 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  25. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.014 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.713 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.512 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.113 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.835 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.02 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.839 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.56 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.55 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.63 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.321 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.817 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.619 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.59 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.732 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.717 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.87 km S of Knik, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.716 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.040 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.531 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.729 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.619 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.525 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2455 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.615 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.52 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.94 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.627 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.53 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.024 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.723 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.517 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.820 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.218 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.628 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.87 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.59 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.545 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.218 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.89 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.842 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.64 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2469 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gogy41a. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.