Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 11:30 AM AKST (20:30 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-20 20:30:15 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.982° N, 141.197° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.691 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.968 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.7139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.2134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.5133 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.5135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.6134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.0142 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2367 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.785 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.9120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.5122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.1122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.0113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.3104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

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