Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 8:15 PM AKDT (04:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 162 km ESE of Cordova, 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
2019-04-29 04:15:01 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.455° N, 143.180° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8162 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.8121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.557 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.543 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.0139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.097 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.897 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.694 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.5109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.1149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.5136 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.7111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.5114 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.595 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.8115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2733 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.7123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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