Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 95 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 95 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:11 AM AKDT (12:11 UTC), 18 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-28 12:11:34 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.579° N, 142.721° 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
50

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.6120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.9130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.768 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.7105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.6103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.8102 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.1127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.2132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.1120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.0117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.3108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.7Southern Alaska · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.2106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205h05xjn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.