Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 8:44 PM AKST (05:44 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-23 05:44:37 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.458° N, 142.007° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6141 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.897 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.299 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.9119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.5136 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.0114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.7113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.5110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.9122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.2109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away · tsunami flag
  16. 1.7108 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.8112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.7117 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.5116 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.7115 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.6115 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.9115 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.1115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.7116 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.2117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.6114 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.7115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 2765 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.8110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away · tsunami flag
  32. 3.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.2110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.7111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.3113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.3111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.6112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.7112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.6112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.8112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.7111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.6111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.5109 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.6111 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.6112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.3111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.7112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.7111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 2764 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.694 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.8109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.6140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.0101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.0107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.1113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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