M3.6 earthquake 94 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 94 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 10:54 PM AKST (07:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-23 07:54:04 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.709° N, 141.240° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.3103 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.2106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.483 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.679 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14177 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14166 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.567 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14138 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.892 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14137 days ago · -3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.977 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14135 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.281 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14127 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003acq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.