Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 8:15 AM AKST (17:15 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 75 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-24 17:15:20 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.329° N, 142.367° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.695 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.784 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.0128 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.179 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.699 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.3133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.789 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.5109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.999 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.087 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.681 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.893 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.0108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.293 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.885 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.1114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.596 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.977 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.394 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.1103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.9110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.480 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.1101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2117 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.774 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.997 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.595 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.1109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.1107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.590 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.888 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.7102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.9134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.5115 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.790 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020gi057xs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.