Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 10:27 PM AKST (07:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 89 km WNW of Yakutat, 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
2024-02-25 07:27:56 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.393° N, 141.966° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.587 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 949 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.784 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.6107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 949 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 949 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.099 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 946 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 945 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.6117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 945 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.7114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.1111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 945 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 945 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.7106 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 944 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 943 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.886 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 943 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.7119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.582 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.6100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.2130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.9131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.0131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.872 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.1114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.590 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 930 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 928 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.9100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 926 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.576 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 923 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 919 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 918 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 915 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 914 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.7151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.5102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.594 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 907 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 905 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 899 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.6124 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 898 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.489 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 896 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.2166 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 951 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.5113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 952 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.3114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 952 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.0101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 957 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.882 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 959 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 964 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.790 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 964 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.6163 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.169 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 965 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.5112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 965 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.5104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 969 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.684 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 970 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.479 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.9118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.6111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 972 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.692 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 973 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.688 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

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