Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 98 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 98 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 4:35 AM AKDT (12:35 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-29 12:35:37 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.617° N, 141.119° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6156 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 911 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.674 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 908 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.794 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 903 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 900 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.882 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 899 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.554 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 898 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.1100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.995 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 879 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.7166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.863 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 864 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.9176 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 858 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.873 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 917 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.073 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 940 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02443e6o9z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.