Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 8:29 AM AKDT (16:29 UTC), 6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-01 16:29:34 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.205° N, 140.685° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.6124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2509 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.6143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2500 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2479 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.5146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.779 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.195 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2539 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.6141 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.5139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.1124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2546 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.8140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.568 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

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