Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, May 21, 2019, 9:19 AM AKDT (17:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-21 17:19:09 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.511° N, 143.166° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.0139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.097 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.897 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.694 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.5109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.1149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.693 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.990 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.871 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.543 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.5100 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.557 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.8121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.8162 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.5136 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0196hh0e7p (also filed as us70003p13). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.