Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 4:26 PM AKDT (00:26 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-22 00:26:58 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.431° N, 140.260° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 774 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 771 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 768 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.969 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 762 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 760 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 757 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 757 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.363 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 755 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.5138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 752 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.9140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 750 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 750 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 740 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 737 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 734 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 728 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.5112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.7135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 718 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.0125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 717 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.5125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 717 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.8173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.674 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 784 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.9184 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.9190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.5186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 794 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024asng95g. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.