Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 6:33 PM AKDT (02:33 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-20 02:33:30 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.465° N, 140.454° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.2134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.5133 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.5135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.6134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.0142 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2366 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.9124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2352 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.097 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.9108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.4125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.676 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.359 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.7139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.968 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2412 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203ocdrp6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.