Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 97 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 97 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 7:38 AM AKDT (15:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-26 15:38:23 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.552° N, 141.110° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9134 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2255 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.9120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.7143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.5152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.5101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2230 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2229 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.173 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.5104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.6119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.5129 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.9126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.551 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.5144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2275 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209k8xvs7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.