Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 75 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 75 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 12:46 AM AKDT (08:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 76 km NW 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
2019-08-23 08:46:06 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.051° N, 140.639° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.044 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.572 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.977 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.846 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.548 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.449 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.347 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.049 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.846 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.648 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.848 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.549 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.948 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.082 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.942 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.084 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.946 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.546 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.546 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.047 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.547 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.3Southeastern Alaska · 2587 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.443 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.350 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.249 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.545 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.049 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.149 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.947 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.862 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 4.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  42. 3.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.675 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.175 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.453 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.879 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.995 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.7119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.775 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.174 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.473 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.1125 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.113 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.0124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.9121 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2610 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.5110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.183 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.9113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

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