Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Aug 2, 2019, 8:57 PM AKDT (04:57 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-03 04:57:59 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.163° N, 140.507° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.687 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.9121 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2610 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.1125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.869 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.769 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2585 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.669 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.9102 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.383 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.1138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2559 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.8128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

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