Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 5:00 AM AKST (14:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 125 km E 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
2020-03-04 14:00:19 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.438° N, 140.301° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2383 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.2134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.5133 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.5135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.6134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.0142 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2368 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.9124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2354 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.097 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.9108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.4125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.968 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2414 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2427 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.1143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.5142 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.5143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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