M1.7 earthquake 143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska on Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-03-30 12:49:37 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.838° N, 139.021° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6156 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 913 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 893 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 892 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.7166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 875 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.9176 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 860 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024451t0p2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.