Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 1:37 AM AKST (10:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 96 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-16 10:37:49 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.276° N, 143.263° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.2100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.6100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.496 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.7122 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.996 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019g309u7w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.