Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km E of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km E of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 1:34 PM AKDT (21:34 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 45 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
2019-10-06 21:34:56 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.584° N, 138.846° 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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.060 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 2551 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.722 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.952 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.6110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.559 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.186 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.191 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.379 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.467 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.367 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.9114 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.360 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.951 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.047 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.465 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.957 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.9111 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.569 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2521 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.547 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.359 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.789 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.959 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.678 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.2113 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.1113 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.960 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.145 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.491 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.059 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.5110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.751 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.588 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.961 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.758 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.850 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.3112 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.554 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.5112 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.746 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.648 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.453 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.862 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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