Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 5:49 AM AKST (14:49 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Valdez forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-05 14:49:21 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.803° N, 147.032° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.648 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.173 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.648 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.845 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.624 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.731 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.124 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.749 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.557 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.519 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.829 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.145 km N of Valdez, AK · 2473 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.244 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.145 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.524 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.655 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.520 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2467 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.523 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.543 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.530 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.855 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.515 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.717 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.045 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.543 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.519 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.716 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.760 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.632 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.723 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2456 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.837 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.231 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.859 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2492 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.912 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.644 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.329 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.532 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.517 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.951 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.740 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.110 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.859 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.724 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fkvt9j4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.