Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 64 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 64 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, May 12, 2019, 6:58 PM AKDT (02:58 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 2 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-13 02:58:06 UTC
Depth
115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.067° N, 152.330° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.575 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.670 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.945 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2698 days ago · 102 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 112 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.783 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 135 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.134 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.047 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.520 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.729 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.034 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.615 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.350 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.248 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.837 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.517 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.347 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.555 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.441 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.012 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 94 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.018 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.424 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.560 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 100 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.559 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 101 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.923 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.337 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.843 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.625 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 4.251 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  37. 1.524 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 108 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.637 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.873 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 153 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.713 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.421 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.19 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.343 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.919 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 111 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 109 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.739 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.044 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.841 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.733 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.950 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.614 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.732 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.922 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.529 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.76 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.947 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.652 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.76 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.818 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.954 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 121 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2702 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.668 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.627 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.847 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.686 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.111 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 110 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0196400gv3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.