Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 5:19 PM AKDT (01:19 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-24 01:19:14 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.247° N, 141.065° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2229 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2228 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.173 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.5104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.6119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.6120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.7124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.7126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.4140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.5152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.1123 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.7143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.9120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.8130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.9134 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2254 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.997 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020avz2sbj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.