Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 79 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 79 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska on Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 11:18 PM AKDT (07:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 138 km E of McCarthy, 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
2019-10-24 07:18:15 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.963° N, 141.128° 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
31

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.133 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.5139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.568 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.658 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.817 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dnaw05e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.