Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 71 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 71 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska on Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 12:34 AM AKDT (08:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-21 08:34:33 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.039° N, 141.015° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.9115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.2116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.9117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.0103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.717 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.7100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.4140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.669 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.467 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.5143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2762 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.6130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.759 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.622 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.453 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2781 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0193ofylcb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.