Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 96 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 96 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 10:44 AM AKST (19:44 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 63 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-04 19:44:27 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.356° N, 141.131° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.9146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.5116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.697 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.6127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.6127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.963 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.5147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.686 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.787 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.887 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.488 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.588 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.886 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.987 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.587 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.683 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.7102 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.5144 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.7136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2810 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.5137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2810 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.5118 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.7121 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.564 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.857 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.0148 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018fjb8116 (also filed as ak20442860). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.