Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 6:13 PM AKDT (02:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-26 02:13:30 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.220° N, 140.670° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.6124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2510 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.6143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2501 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2480 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.5146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2474 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.779 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.195 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2540 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.5139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.1124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2547 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.568 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2560 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away

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