Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 84 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 84 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 4:07 PM AKDT (00:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-10 00:07:31 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.677° N, 143.030° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.385 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.286 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.785 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.684 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.3127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.396 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.6131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.3107 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.6120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.6125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.698 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.5Southern Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.385 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 2.987 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.184 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.186 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.985 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.784 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.986 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  9. 1.8130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.7108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2252 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.5101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.6134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.6138 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

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