Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 1:10 AM AKDT (09:10 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 85 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
2020-06-27 09:10:30 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.448° N, 143.201° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.6140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.7121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.6138 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.6134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.5101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2252 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.7108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.986 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.985 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.186 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.184 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.987 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.385 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  19. 3.5Southern Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.385 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.286 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.785 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.856 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.684 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.2106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.7Southern Alaska · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.3108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.8122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020886m8au. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.