Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 11:07 PM AKST (08:07 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 76 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-21 08:07:50 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.311° N, 142.031° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.6106 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.684 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.886 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.090 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.588 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.795 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.4114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.692 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.7102 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.5144 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.3125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.593 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.8144 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.8155 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.7136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.1113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.0107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.6140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.8109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.268 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.972 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.378 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.6103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.5116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.5120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.588 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.592 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.794 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.7121 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.591 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.8122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.791 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.8135 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.5101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.6116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gb8la1l (also filed as ak20525273). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.