Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 88 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 88 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 11:50 AM AKST (20:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-03 20:50:25 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.650° N, 142.604° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.3104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.7122 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.0113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.1122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.5122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.9120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.2116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.6165 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.6111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.1106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.0106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.1105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · tsunami flag
  13. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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