Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km E of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km E of Cordova, Alaska on Mon, May 13, 2019, 1:39 PM AKDT (21:39 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 103 km S 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
2019-05-13 21:39:46 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.554° N, 144.964° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.814 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.026 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.634 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.826 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.034 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 250 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.226 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.694 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.68 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.129 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.633 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.557 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.631 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.533 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.615 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.738 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01964b7ptk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.