Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 87 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 7:38 AM AKST (16:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 65 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-25 16:38:35 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.678° N, 143.390° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 949 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.1111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 946 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 946 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.7106 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 945 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 944 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.7119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 940 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.665 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 938 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.2130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 937 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 937 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.9131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 937 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.0131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 937 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.590 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 931 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 927 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 921 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.7151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 912 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.5102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 912 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.594 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 908 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.6124 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 899 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.0126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 951 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.2166 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 953 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.0101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 958 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.5104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 960 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.790 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 965 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.6163 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.5112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 966 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 970 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0242kvul8b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.