Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska on Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 1:03 AM AKDT (09:03 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-19 09:03:30 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.163° N, 149.781° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.623 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.66 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.516 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.918 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.527 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.610 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 28
  24. 2.418 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.926 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2379 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.62 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.77 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.144 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.07 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.623 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.811 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.55 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.619 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.09 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.526 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.311 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.73 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.65 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2371 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.66 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2370 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.716 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.09 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.86 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.111 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.527 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.83 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.18 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.822 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.512 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2387 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.813 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.715 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.04 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2393 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203msu0wt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.