Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 61 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 11:16 AM AKST (20:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 59 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-04 20:16:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.223° N, 138.841° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.758 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.832 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.653 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.066 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.654 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.7102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.996 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.872 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.332 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.559 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.997 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.695 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.082 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.597 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.543 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.1120 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.8117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.986 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.751 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.5110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.491 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.145 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.960 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.5136 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.1113 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.2113 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.359 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.9111 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.694 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fjbnht7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.