Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:20 PM AKDT (00:20 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-16 00:20:05 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.349° N, 143.470° 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
57

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. 2.0163 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, AK · 2160 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.6136 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.5115 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.1107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.1109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.698 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.635 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.6125 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.080 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.6120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.7103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.3107 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dblyxzs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.