Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 80 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 9:30 AM AKDT (17:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 115 km SE 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
2019-04-08 17:30:15 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.273° N, 141.461° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.2116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.8115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.9117 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.5114 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.7111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.6136 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.5132 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.0103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.5136 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.7100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.4140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.0137 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.671 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.669 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.467 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.5143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2761 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.6130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0194icyucc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.