Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 72 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 72 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2019, 4:42 AM AKST (13:42 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-09 13:42:26 UTC
Depth
130.9 km (81.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.146° N, 152.479° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.944 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.142 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.633 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.738 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.956 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.618 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.17 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.851 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.943 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 111 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.842 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.926 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.320 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.073 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.728 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.266 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.757 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.78 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 124 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.618 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.957 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.99 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.720 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.537 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.751 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.720 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.449 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.530 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.513 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.719 km W of Nikiski, AK · 2750 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.548 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.837 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.734 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.66 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.960 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.752 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.559 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.525 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.637 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.648 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.538 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 3.015 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 118 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.571 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 110 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.664 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.643 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.668 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 177 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.947 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.691 km ENE of Lime Village, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.627 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.627 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.321 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.87 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.526 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.320 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.774 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 130 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.955 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 98 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.523 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.268 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.432 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2765 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.532 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.033 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.016 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.838 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.739 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.653 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.328 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01934ojatb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.