Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 96 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 96 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 3:30 AM AKST (12:30 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-24 12:30:38 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.570° N, 142.724° 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
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.0122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.6102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.6130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.0105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.2100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.6100 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.496 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.5103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.8120 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.8127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.0128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · tsunami flag

Before

  1. 2.4115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.6124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.797 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.0129 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.6106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.3102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.6110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.3111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f2nljn0 (also filed as us70006cfu). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.