Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 11:39 PM AKDT (07:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 127 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
2019-08-23 07:39:00 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.293° N, 143.144° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.8128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.699 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.9140 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.3127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.9124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.8112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.4130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.0139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.5115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.9135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.2118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.8124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.5125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away

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