Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 84 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 84 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 3:03 AM AKDT (11:03 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-30 11:03:39 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.526° N, 141.339° 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
72

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.969 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 757 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 755 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.363 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 750 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.637 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.9140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 735 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 732 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 729 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.5112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 718 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.7135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.0125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.5125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.7147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.8135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 704 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 702 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.746 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 763 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.674 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 779 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.632 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 785 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 789 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b625tw5 (also filed as us6000nnnh). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.