Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 95 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 95 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, May 4, 2024, 4:40 PM AKDT (00:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-05 00:40:13 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.590° N, 141.167° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 877 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.863 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 868 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.9176 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 861 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.1151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 843 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.9160 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 835 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 828 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.9151 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 828 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 828 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.6159 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 828 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.1134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 828 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.668 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 826 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 824 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 893 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.1100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 893 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 894 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.554 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 901 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.882 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 902 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 904 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.794 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 906 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 912 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0245sdybxn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.