Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 7:47 PM AKST (04:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 112 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-21 04:47:16 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.498° N, 143.112° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.1112 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.5128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.695 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.6112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.7112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.176 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.7148 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.578 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.7122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.577 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.6137 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.0119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 999 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.8140 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 999 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.6131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1051 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.8172 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.675 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.7135 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.7121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.9155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.077 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.977 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

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