Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 87 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 87 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Apr 20, 2020, 12:04 PM AKDT (20:04 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 130 km S 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
2020-04-20 20:04:54 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.647° N, 142.842° 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
45

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.0123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.6120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.9130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.768 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.1127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.2132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.1120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.0117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.3108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.7Southern Alaska · 2305 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.1105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.0106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.1106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02053wl5yv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.