Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 43 km E of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43 km E of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 2:06 AM AKDT (10:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 60 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-06 10:06:59 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.574° N, 138.968° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9115 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.862 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.453 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.648 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.746 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.5112 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.554 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.3112 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.850 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.850 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.060 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 2554 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.722 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.952 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.6110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.559 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.186 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.191 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.379 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.467 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.367 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.360 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.951 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.047 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.465 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.957 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.947 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.146 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.149 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.049 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.545 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.674 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.249 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.350 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.443 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.3Southeastern Alaska · 2590 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.547 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.047 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.546 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.546 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.946 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.942 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away

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