Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, May 5, 2020, 9:53 AM AKDT (17:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-05 17:53:25 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.279° N, 143.319° 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
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.768 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.3108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.7Southern Alaska · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.2106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.6120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.0123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.855 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.6105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205so5ifn (also filed as us70009aju). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.