Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 1:14 PM AKST (22:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-25 22:14:02 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.429° N, 140.172° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.0146 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.5143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.5142 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.1143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.968 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.7139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.561 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2462 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2466 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02015pm7sy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.