Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 4:33 AM AKST (13:33 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-16 13:33:07 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.488° N, 143.041° 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
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.2100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.6100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.496 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · tsunami flag
  14. 1.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.7122 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.6130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.0122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.996 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019g3216xc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.