Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 12:46 PM AKST (21:46 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-25 21:46:47 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.502° N, 143.311° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 950 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.6117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 948 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.1111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 947 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 947 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.7106 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 946 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 946 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.7119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 942 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.665 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 939 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.2130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.9131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.0131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.590 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 932 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 928 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 922 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 920 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.7151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 913 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.5102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 913 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.594 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.6124 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 900 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.587 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 952 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.0126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 952 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.2166 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 954 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.0101 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 959 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.5104 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 961 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.790 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 966 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.6163 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 967 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.5112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 971 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0242kyvi0e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.