Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 10:00 AM AKST (19:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 103 km S 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
2020-12-27 19:00:09 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.499° N, 142.964° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.784 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.0128 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.699 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.3133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.1103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.9110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.6126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.697 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.1109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.1107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.9134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.5115 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away

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