Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km S of Tolsona, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km S of Tolsona, Alaska on Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 9:28 PM AKST (06:28 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-05 06:28:54 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.764° N, 145.981° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.929 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.648 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.731 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.222 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 250 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.610 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.124 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.98 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.829 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.145 km N of Valdez, AK · 2474 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.86 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.524 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.524 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.520 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.125 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 2469 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2468 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.523 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.543 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.530 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.717 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.543 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.723 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.717 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.536 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.837 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.231 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.827 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.013 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.636 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.512 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.610 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.98 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.57 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.226 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.618 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.912 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.517 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.110 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.923 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.517 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.338 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.636 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.540 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2513 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away

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