Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 5:20 AM AKDT (13:20 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 97 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-14 13:20:33 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.331° N, 143.032° 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
39

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.9124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.0163 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, AK · 2159 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.2121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.6135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.6136 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.7120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.4110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.5115 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.9134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.1107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.1109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.698 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.6125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.080 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.6120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.3107 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020d8imxw9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.