Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 9:23 PM AKST (06:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 101 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
2019-11-21 06:23:44 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.551° N, 140.717° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2500 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.554 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.5146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.550 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.561 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.6124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2509 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.981 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.6133 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.8144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.9122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.779 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.097 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away

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