Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 10:19 AM AKST (19:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-15 19:19:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.534° N, 141.696° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.9101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · tsunami flag
  6. 1.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.6103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.6132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.4112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.3104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.7112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.575 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.680 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.0113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.1122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.5122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.581 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.9120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.691 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.2116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.2101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.698 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.596 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.574 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.888 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.579 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.496 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.698 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.783 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

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