Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 5:32 PM AKDT (01:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-31 01:32:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.270° N, 140.851° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.033 · 124 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9132 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.7150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.687 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.9121 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2610 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.1125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.869 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.769 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2585 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.669 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.9102 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.5141 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.383 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.1138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.8128 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004xq9 (also filed as ak0199qmpw4o). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.