Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 1:48 PM AKST (22:48 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-16 22:48:29 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.334° N, 143.148° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.2100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.6100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.496 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · tsunami flag
  13. 1.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.4112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.7112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.7122 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.0105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.6130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.996 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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