Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 92 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 92 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 98 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-20 11:47:24 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.601° N, 143.036° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.5128 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 767 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.6119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.7127 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.9129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.1128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 765 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.5123 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.8129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 764 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.3119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 754 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.8108 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 752 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.8117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 750 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.5128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.5131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 741 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.8123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 738 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.7128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 737 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.1130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 736 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.692 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 731 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.681 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 730 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 725 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.6136 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 719 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 716 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 773 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.7156 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 775 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.1112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 777 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.0102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.0126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 783 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.8115 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024apj1r9y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.