Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska on Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 9:13 AM AKDT (17:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 36 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-15 17:13:44 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.965° N, 146.151° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NW of Tolsona, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.751 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.06 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.036 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.452 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.628 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.744 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2706 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.316 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.213 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.121 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.949 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.512 km WNW of Chitina, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.738 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.555 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.843 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.738 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.718 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.551 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.146 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.330 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.826 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.533 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.817 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.839 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.845 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.823 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.52 km SW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.444 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.226 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.743 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.48 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.240 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.819 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.514 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.624 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.614 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.433 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.67 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.515 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.63 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.551 km SW of Paxson, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 250 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0194txmos6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.