Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 1:17 PM AKDT (21:17 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-12 21:17:56 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.516° N, 143.027° 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
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 775 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.7156 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 773 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 771 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.992 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.3131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.5128 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 766 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.6119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 765 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.7127 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.9129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.1128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.5123 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.8129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 762 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.3119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 751 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.8108 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 750 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.8117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 748 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.5128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 747 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.5131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.8123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 736 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.7128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 735 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.1130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 734 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.692 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.681 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 729 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.0126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 781 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.8115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.695 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 802 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.687 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 804 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 806 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.5123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 808 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024acgiydf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.