M2.9 earthquake 101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.032 · 130 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006w4d (also filed as ak020d8fzns). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.