Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 89 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 89 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 4:09 AM AKDT (12:09 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-02 12:09:32 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.574° N, 141.269° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.632 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 785 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.674 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 779 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.746 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 763 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.969 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 757 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 755 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.363 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 750 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.637 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.9140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 735 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 732 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.548 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 793 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.652 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 800 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.5129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 802 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.898 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 807 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.399 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.9100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 811 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.6100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 812 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.6101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 814 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249vrqtee. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.