Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 94 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 94 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 7:45 AM AKDT (15:45 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-07 15:45:40 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.594° N, 142.678° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 899 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.6124 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 897 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 896 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.6113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 887 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.9121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 880 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.8110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 871 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.1120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 871 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 867 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.5118 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.7116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 864 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 858 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.8141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 855 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.7123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 852 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.684 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 849 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.085 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 849 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.752 km SE of Chitina, Alaska · 849 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.5102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.7151 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 911 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 914 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 917 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 918 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 919 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 925 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.590 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 929 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.1114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.0131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.9131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.1131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.2130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 936 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0244ibv90q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.