Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 87 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 87 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Nov 13, 2020, 7:31 AM AKST (16:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 130 km E 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
2020-11-13 16:31:04 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.529° N, 141.299° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.6137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2132 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.987 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.8110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.5131 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.8138 km ESE of Haines Junction, Canada · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.3119 km SE of McCarthy, AK · 2159 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.3101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.797 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.7133 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.5140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.4140 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020em6ly84. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.