Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 12:22 PM AKST (21:22 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-06 21:22:19 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.211° N, 140.653° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 987 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 982 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.9145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.3111 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.5112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 963 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.3156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 951 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 945 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 945 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.6117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 943 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.687 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a9uxx8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.