Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 11:10 AM AKST (20:10 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-01 20:10:11 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.453° N, 141.524° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.596 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.6111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.275 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.1106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.0106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.1105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.2134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.5133 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.5135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.6134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.785 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.755 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.672 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.561 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.9108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.481 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.698 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.2101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.2116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.691 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.9120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.581 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.5122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.1122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.0113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.680 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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