M1.9 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Feb 29, 1988, 4:45 AM AKST (13:45 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 56 km E of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-29 13:45:53 UTC
- Depth
- -3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.339° N, 143.074° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.8123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 14085 days ago · -3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.356 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14082 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14076 days ago · -3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14071 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.6112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14071 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14056 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.6100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14054 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.0176 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 14045 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9882rg97u7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.