Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 12:05 PM AKST (21:05 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-07 21:05:44 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.228° N, 140.698° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.561 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.7146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.5122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.9120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2412 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.968 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.7139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.5146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2479 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020bxapf9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.