Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 63 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, May 18, 2024, 8:38 PM AKDT (04:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-19 04:38:55 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.660° N, 141.817° 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
43

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 840 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.1151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 840 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.1134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 825 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.668 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 823 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 821 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 812 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.9100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.399 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 810 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 807 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.995 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 878 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.8152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.1100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 890 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.6127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0246flul1p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.