Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, May 9, 2024, 1:15 AM AKDT (09:15 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-09 09:15:53 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.305° N, 139.824° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 874 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.5167 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 867 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.9176 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 859 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 841 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.1151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 841 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.9160 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 833 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.1157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.9151 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 826 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.6159 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.1134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 826 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 822 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.995 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 879 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.1100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 892 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.882 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 900 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 901 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.794 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 903 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0245z5bcin. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.