Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 87 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 87 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 5:25 AM AKDT (13:25 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 156 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-18 13:25:40 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.651° N, 143.018° 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
34

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.695 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 802 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.8115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 783 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.0126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 781 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.0102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 779 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.1112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.7156 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 774 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 772 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.992 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.3131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.5128 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 766 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.6119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 765 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.7127 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 765 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.9129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.1128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.5123 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.8129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 763 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.3119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.8108 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 750 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.8117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 748 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.5128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 748 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 806 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.0126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 810 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.4134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.8102 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 820 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.668 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 823 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.4130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 828 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.5121 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.392 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 830 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02496zdhh4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.