Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Apr 3, 2024, 10:40 PM AKDT (06:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 101 km WNW of Yakutat, 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
2024-04-04 06:40:19 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.074° N, 142.903° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 913 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.594 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 902 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.6124 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 900 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.6113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.8107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 884 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.9121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.6101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 882 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.8102 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 882 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 882 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.8110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 874 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.5118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.893 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 866 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.8141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 858 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.7123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 855 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 916 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 920 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 921 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 922 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 928 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.9100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.590 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 932 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.1114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.0131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.9131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.2130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 939 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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