Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 68 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 68 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:53 AM AKDT (09:53 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-10 09:53:38 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.484° N, 141.635° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.5139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2539 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.779 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.6143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2501 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.658 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.1138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.383 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.669 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away

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