Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 10:54 PM AKDT (06:54 UTC), 5 km (3 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-24 06:54:47 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.319° N, 143.113° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.699 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.9140 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.3127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.9124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.8112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.4130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.0139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.5115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.9135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.2118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.8124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.6132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.5125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.596 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away

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