Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 69 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 69 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 8:27 AM AKDT (16:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 97 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-31 16:27:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.497° N, 141.630° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.769 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2585 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.669 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.383 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.1138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.658 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.568 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.5139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2540 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.779 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2595 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2598 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.687 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.9132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b65a214. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.