Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 109 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 109 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 6:35 PM AKDT (02:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 121 km W of Haines Junction, Canada. 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
2019-06-13 02:35:23 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.157° N, 140.967° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.6114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.8128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.9132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.687 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.9121 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2610 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.4140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0197j9jc20. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.