M3.4 earthquake 140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, May 14, 2019, 10:55 AM AKDT (18:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.026 · 195 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003l4m (also filed as ak01965x2460). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.