Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 6:46 AM AKDT (14:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 96 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-29 14:46:19 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.318° N, 143.058° 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
35

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.3102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.6106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.0129 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.996 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.0122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.6130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.0105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.3111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.7107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.8124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.1121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.2118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.9135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.5115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.0139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dvows1a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.