Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 12:48 PM AKST (21:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 128 km NW of Yakutat, 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
2019-12-10 21:48:58 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.323° N, 141.863° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.562 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.6130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.0105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.783 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.698 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.496 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.579 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.888 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.574 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.9101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · tsunami flag
  24. 1.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.6103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 3.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.4112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.3104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.7112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.575 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.7122 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.883 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.0122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.873 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.996 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.4115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.959 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

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