Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 125 km NNW of Yakutat, 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
2019-06-17 04:59:25 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.679° N, 141.634° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2657 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.6116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.693 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.990 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.6114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.4111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.891 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.9132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 3.1125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.7109 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.5107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.5101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.8116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.897 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.097 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.0139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.6116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.6126 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.190 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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