Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jul 20, 2024, 2:58 AM AKDT (10:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 63 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-20 10:58:13 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.504° N, 140.499° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 789 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.5186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 780 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.9190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 780 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.9184 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 780 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.674 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 779 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.8173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.969 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 758 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 755 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.363 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 750 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.637 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.5138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.9140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 746 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 746 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 807 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.399 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 812 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.9100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 812 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 812 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 821 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.668 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 823 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.1134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 825 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.6159 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.6157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.9151 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.1157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.9160 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 832 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249a8uwem. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.