Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 2:11 PM AKST (23:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-23 23:11:29 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.105° N, 148.785° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.56 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 220
  2. 1.515 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, AK · 2471 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2470 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.04 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.74 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.826 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.514 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.016 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.73 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.510 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2468 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.64 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.125 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.5Central Alaska · 2468 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.55 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.817 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.34 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.016 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.69 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.08 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.63 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.717 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.1Central Alaska · 2461 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
  48. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.53 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.45 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.613 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.02 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.6Central Alaska · 2459 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.56 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.012 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.252 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.915 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.415 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.652 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.634 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.426 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.851 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.524 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.06 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.518 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.829 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.629 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gesma91. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.