M3.4 earthquake 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 2:17 AM AKDT (10:17 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
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.032 · 128 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700097hb (also filed as ak0205ka31m0). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.