Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, May 11, 2019, 10:24 AM AKDT (18:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 126 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
2019-05-11 18:24:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.534° N, 143.080° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.0139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.097 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.897 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.694 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.5109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.1149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.693 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.990 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.557 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.8121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.8162 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.5136 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.7111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.5114 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.5127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.595 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.8115 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.4127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

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