Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 7:36 PM AKST (04:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 110 km WNW of Yakutat, 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
2019-01-24 04:36:37 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.527° N, 141.219° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.1113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.0107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.0101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.6140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.8109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.694 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.6119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.6141 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.897 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.299 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.9119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.255 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.0114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.5110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.9122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 4.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away · tsunami flag
  36. 1.7108 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.8112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.5116 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.7115 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.6115 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.9115 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.1115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.7116 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.2117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.6114 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 2764 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 4.8110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · tsunami flag
  51. 3.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.2110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.7111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.3113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.8144 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.593 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.3125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.763 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.5144 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.7102 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.692 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.4114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.795 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.588 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.582 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.090 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.886 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

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