Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 8:10 AM AKDT (16:10 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2024-04-23 16:10:21 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.353° N, 139.960° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.995 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 878 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.7166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.5167 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.9176 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 858 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 840 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.1151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 840 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.9160 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 832 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.1100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.882 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 899 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 900 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.794 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 902 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 908 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.674 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.6156 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 911 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.7143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 915 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.6162 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 917 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.873 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 917 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02458suoud. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.