Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Mar 26, 2024, 7:15 AM AKDT (15:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-26 15:15:46 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.360° N, 143.013° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 922 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 921 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 918 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.7151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 914 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.5102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 914 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.594 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 903 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.6124 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 901 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 899 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.6113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 890 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.9121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 883 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.5118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.893 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 867 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 929 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.590 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 933 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.1114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.0131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.9131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 940 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.2130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 940 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 940 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 940 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 942 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.7119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 943 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 947 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.7106 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 947 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 947 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.7110 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 949 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.1111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.7114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.6117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 949 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 951 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0243yh8nte. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.