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M 2.2ml

Earthquake near Eagle River, AK

No earthquake was likely felt in Eagle River in the 24 hours to 1:54 pm AKST (22:54 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 20 km (12 mi) NNW, at 6:49 am AKDT on 16 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 485 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Eagle River

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 37 km (23 mi) east-southeast of Eagle River, AK, at 6:57 pm AKDT on 31 May 2019 (02:57 UTC), 17 km deep.

USGS: 24 km S of Knik River, Alaska

54 km (34 mi) E of Anchorage, AK

6:57 pm AKDT, May 31, 2019 · · 17 km deep · released about 60 lb of TNT

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When
6:57 pm AKDT on 31 May 2019 ()
Where
37 km (23 mi) east-southeast of Eagle River, AK · earthquakes near Eagle River
Magnitude
M 2.2 (ml)
Depth
17 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Anchorage Municipality, 22 km WSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2706 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. In Eagle River, 37 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 60 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 250,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 60 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.0 on 2016-08-30 — about 500 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.0 21 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 32 km SSE of this epicentre
  2. 5.7 13 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 50 km SSW of this epicentre
  3. 5.5 2 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 35 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 5.3 13 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 24 km WNW of this epicentre
  5. 5.1 7 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 44 km W of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 61.2409, -148.8907. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Anchorage Municipality, AK 22 km (14 mi) WSW earthquakes near Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK 118 km (74 mi) NNW earthquakes near Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

57 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.9 17 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
  2. 1.6 32 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska
  3. 1.8 39 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska
  4. 1.7 40 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska
  5. 1.5 34 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska
  6. 3.8 25 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
  7. 1.9 13 km SE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska
  8. 1.6 6 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska
  9. 1.5 16 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska
  10. 1.6 16 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska
  11. 1.5 12 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska
  12. 1.5 11 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska
  13. 1.5 42 km SE of Knik River, Alaska
  14. 1.5 37 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska
  15. 1.5 38 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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