Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 63 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska on Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 7:21 AM AKDT (15:21 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-26 15:21:40 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.797° N, 144.719° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.532 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.5115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.722 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.023 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.2118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.633 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.3111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.6110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.524 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.48 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.838 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.513 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.136 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.0129 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.636 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.852 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.961 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.832 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.051 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.725 km SE of Chitina, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.432 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.640 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019cd4mg2t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.