Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-17 03:52:20 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.378° N, 140.333° 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
54

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2559 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.669 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2549 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.568 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.1124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2547 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.5139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2539 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.779 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2571 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.383 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.9102 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.669 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2584 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.769 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.869 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

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