Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-08 12:49:31 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.300° N, 143.119° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.6138 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.6134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.5108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.5101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2255 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.7108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.8130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.986 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  12. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.985 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.186 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.184 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.987 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.385 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  18. 3.5Southern Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.385 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.286 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.785 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.856 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.684 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.3127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.6140 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.9132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.5110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.2106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.2119 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.7Southern Alaska · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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