Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 10:03 PM AKDT (06:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 96 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
2020-10-30 06:03:16 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.335° N, 143.098° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, AK · 2160 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.2121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.6135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.6136 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.5115 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.9134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.1107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.1109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.6126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.0163 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.9124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.5123 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.698 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.6101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dyuys5q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.