Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 68 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 68 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 10:40 AM AKST (19:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km E of Nabesna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-24 19:40:46 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.667° N, 141.728° 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
44

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.7139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.359 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.520 km E of Nabesna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2412 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.7146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202ja3zyb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.