Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 9:53 PM AKST (06:53 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-10 06:53:46 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.419° N, 140.187° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.5131 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.0132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.9146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2082 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.6111 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.7145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.1152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.1114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2069 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.987 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2132 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.6137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020fuoasky. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.