Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 76 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 76 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Apr 29, 1988, 4:42 PM AKDT (00:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 76 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1988-04-30 00:42:53 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.891° N, 142.042° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14030 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.088 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14029 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.7103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14028 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.9121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14027 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14020 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.5118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14014 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.0104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14007 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.776 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14005 days ago · -3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.076 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14005 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.999 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14003 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.178 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14003 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.571 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14000 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 13993 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.2107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 13993 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.8120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 13993 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.0106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 13991 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 13981 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.7101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 13980 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.982 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 13979 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.5120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 13978 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.570 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14044 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.6109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14053 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.875 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14065 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.6100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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