Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 5:05 PM AKDT (01:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-30 01:05:51 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.356° N, 142.918° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.0123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.6120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.9130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.768 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.7105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.1101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.5101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.6103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.8102 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.1127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.2132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.1120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.1105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.0106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.1106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.6111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.6165 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02044uzul0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.