Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Aug 7, 2019, 10:26 AM AKDT (18:26 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-07 18:26:54 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.142° N, 140.182° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.687 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.9121 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2611 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.1125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2595 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.869 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.769 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2585 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.669 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.9102 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2577 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.1138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2560 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.9132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.8112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.183 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.8128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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