Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 32 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 10:22 AM AKST (19:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada. 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
2019-12-06 19:22:06 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.829° N, 139.572° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.562 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.761 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.653 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.066 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.654 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.690 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.783 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.698 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.160 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2470 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.872 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.332 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.559 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.569 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.738 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.579 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.888 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.574 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.9101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.082 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.543 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.986 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.857 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.157 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2433 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.857 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2433 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.057 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.757 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2432 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.758 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.961 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.751 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.883 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.059 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.873 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.491 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.145 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.960 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.095 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.678 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.959 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.359 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.879 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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