Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 104 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 1:46 PM AKDT (21:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 133 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. 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
2020-08-30 21:46:17 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.429° N, 140.956° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.5150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.4140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.7133 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.3101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.173 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2228 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.1143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2229 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.5101 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.768 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.5152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.1123 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.7143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.9120 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020b68dc37. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.