Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 8:25 AM AKDT (16:25 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-06-27 16:25:13 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.169° N, 140.476° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.668 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 823 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 821 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 812 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.9100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.399 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.4134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 807 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 806 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.5129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 802 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.193 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 799 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 789 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.5186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.9190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.9184 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.674 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 779 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.8173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.6159 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.9151 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.4130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 828 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.5121 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 828 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.9160 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 832 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.6132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 835 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.7131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 835 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.1151 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 840 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 840 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02488avfya. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.