Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska on Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 9:21 AM AKST (18:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 18:21:04 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.404° N, 140.039° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 984 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.9145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.1172 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.3111 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.6169 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 960 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.7172 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 958 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.3156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 952 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 946 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 946 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.073 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 940 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 998 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.2174 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024u2ik4h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.