M1.8 earthquake 75 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Apr 1, 1988, 10:36 PM AKST (07:36 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 88 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-02 07:36:42 UTC
- Depth
- -3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.582° N, 141.547° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.570 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14032 days ago · -3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.676 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14025 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.088 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14017 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.7103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14016 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14015 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.776 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13993 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.076 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 13993 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 2.2119 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 14055 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14055 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.582 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14062 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14072 days ago · -3 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak98849xd482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.