M1.7 earthquake 108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Aug 4, 2020, 6:04 PM AKDT

UTC

2020-08-05 02:04:53 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.461° N, 142.774° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

35

• Cordova, AlaskaPopulation 2,196. Forecast164 kmE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast380 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast395 kmE

After

1. 1.5118 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Aug 6, 3:22 PM AKDT · 2246 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.8130 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Aug 7, 4:42 AM AKDT · 2246 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.8111 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 8, 6:01 AM AKDT · 2245 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
4. 3.986 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Aug 8, 9:19 PM AKDT · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
5. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Aug 8, 9:23 PM AKDT · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.985 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 2:55 AM AKDT · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.186 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 12:52 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.184 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 2:46 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.987 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 2:46 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
10. 4.385 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 3:10 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
11. 3.5Southern AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 3:13 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 4:07 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.385 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 4:19 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.4Southern AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 4:56 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 9:16 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Aug 9, 11:27 PM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.286 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Aug 10, 2:50 AM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.785 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Aug 10, 4:38 AM AKDT · 2243 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.9120 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Aug 12, 1:55 AM AKDT · 2241 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.8116 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 15, 4:15 AM AKDT · 2238 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Aug 21, 5:00 AM AKDT · 2232 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.684 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Aug 25, 6:45 PM AKDT · 2227 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Aug 26, 2:53 PM AKDT · 2226 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
24. 2.3127 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Sep 3, 1:01 PM AKDT · 2218 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
25. 2.4104 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 5, 7:33 AM AKDT · 2217 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.396 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Sep 6, 11:21 AM AKDT · 2216 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
27. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Sep 7, 10:19 AM AKDT · 2215 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 8, 12:17 AM AKDT · 2214 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 12, 9:36 AM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.5Southern AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 11:30 PM AKDT · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
31. 2.3107 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 6:43 AM AKDT · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
32. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 7:18 AM AKDT · 2202 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 1:47 AM AKDT · 2200 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 11:28 PM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.6120 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 1:26 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 27, 10:40 PM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
37. 2.6125 km SSW of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 12:47 AM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
38. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 8:58 AM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Oct 3, 3:25 AM AKDT · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

Before

1. 2.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Aug 4, 4:42 AM AKDT · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.6Southern AlaskaFri, Jul 31, 3:57 PM AKDT · 2252 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.5101 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jul 29, 7:31 PM AKDT · 2254 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.5108 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jul 29, 2:49 PM AKDT · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.6134 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jul 25, 7:17 PM AKDT · 2258 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jul 22, 11:24 AM AKDT · 2262 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.6138 km SSE of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jul 13, 10:47 AM AKDT · 2271 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.7121 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jul 9, 1:01 AM AKDT · 2275 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
9. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jul 8, 4:49 AM AKDT · 2276 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jul 6, 9:18 AM AKDT · 2278 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Jul 5, 7:48 PM AKDT · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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