Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 7:58 AM AKST (16:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 88 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-21 16:58:47 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.383° N, 140.153° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.686 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.787 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.887 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.488 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.588 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.886 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.987 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.587 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.683 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.7102 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.5144 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2811 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.5137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2810 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.5118 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.1113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.0101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.881 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.963 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.6127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.6127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.697 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.9146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.8144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.796 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gbdno5h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.