Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 93 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 93 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jul 8, 2019, 3:27 PM AKDT (23:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-08 23:27:08 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.596° N, 143.034° 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
46

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.990 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.871 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.5125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.6132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.8128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.699 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.5109 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.694 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0198oyfd7a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.