M3.2 earthquake 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 11:04 PM AKST (08:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 103 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-23 08:04:13 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.552° N, 140.967° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3103 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.2106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.483 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.679 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14177 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14166 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.567 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14139 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.892 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14138 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.977 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14136 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.281 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14128 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003acr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.