Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 73 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Jun 23, 2019, 12:01 PM AKDT (20:01 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-23 20:01:12 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.816° N, 140.925° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.6114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.7100 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.876 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.4111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 2634 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.891 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.648 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.183 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.113 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.1125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2657 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.1149 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.874 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.974 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.852 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.8118 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.5107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.5101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.8116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.053 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.0139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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