Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska on Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 6:07 AM AKST (15:07 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 65 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-03 15:07:02 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.904° N, 151.892° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.432 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.865 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.615 km ESE of Tanana, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.034 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.837 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.811 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.032 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.546 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.749 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.563 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.874 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.731 km ENE of Tanana, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.471 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.029 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.615 km E of Tanana, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.220 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.569 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.928 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.065 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.834 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.537 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.853 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.947 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.924 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.759 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fhl2yyb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.