M1.7 earthquake 68 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, May 10, 2020, 1:24 PM AKDT (21:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-10 21:24:36 UTC
- Depth
- 0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.867° N, 143.409° 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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.873 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of Chitina, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.3108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.7Southern Alaska · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.2106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.7121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 2.9130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.587 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.4104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206101sdp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.