Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 3:10 AM AKST (12:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 110 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
2020-01-31 12:10:09 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.396° N, 141.377° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.4112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.688 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.0116 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.3104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.7112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.575 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.8113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.680 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.0113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.1122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.5122 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.581 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.9120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.691 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.2116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.2101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.698 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.481 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.7132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.076 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.596 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.7105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.8106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.076 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.280 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.779 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.6111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.579 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.275 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.2110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.1106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.0106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.1105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2383 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 3.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.9104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.6103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.5140 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · tsunami flag
  10. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.9101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.574 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.888 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.579 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away

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