Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 5:22 PM AKST (02:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-29 02:22:47 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.328° N, 140.226° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2134 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2129 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.987 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.8110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.5131 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.0132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.9146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2083 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.6111 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.7145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.1152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.6137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2142 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2149 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.6100 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2158 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.5100 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2158 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.8138 km ESE of Haines Junction, Canada · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.3119 km SE of McCarthy, AK · 2161 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020fcetlkk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.