Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 7:00 PM AKDT (03:00 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-05 03:00:43 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.029° N, 140.200° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
40

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 903 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.794 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 902 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 900 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.882 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 899 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.0107 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 898 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.1100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.680 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.995 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 878 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.7166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.1120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 869 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.5167 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 866 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.7116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 863 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.9176 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 858 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 857 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.674 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.6156 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 911 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 915 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.6162 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 916 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.873 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 917 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.5169 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 923 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.7120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 929 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.5119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.288 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.7120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0244etdplp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.