Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 92 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 92 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, May 4, 2020, 8:25 AM AKDT (16:25 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-04 16:25:32 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.609° N, 142.713° 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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.768 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.7105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.1127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.2132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.1120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.6114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.0117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.3108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.7Southern Alaska · 2304 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.2106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.6120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.0123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.5114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205qzuqt8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.