Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 1:13 AM AKDT (09:13 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2019-09-09 09:13:59 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.341° N, 143.341° 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
49

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.8122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.9124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.4130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.663 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.0139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.5115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.9135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.2118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.8124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.3111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.6110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.3102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.9140 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.699 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.8128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.6132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.5125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away

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