Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 4:51 PM AKST (01:51 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 125 km NW of Yakutat, 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
2019-01-07 01:51:35 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.001° N, 141.224° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.7102 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.5144 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.3125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.593 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.8144 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.7136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.6132 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2810 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2810 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.5118 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.1113 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.0107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.5114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.6123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.0101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.6140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2783 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.694 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.6119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.6141 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.299 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.0114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.5110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.4114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.795 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.6129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.090 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.886 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.683 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.590 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.587 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.987 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.886 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.588 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.488 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.887 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.787 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.686 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.5147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.8134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

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