Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 8:48 AM AKDT (16:48 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-08 16:48:09 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.145° N, 140.042° 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 748 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.5138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.687 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.9140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.785 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 735 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 732 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 729 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.5112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 718 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.2131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 714 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.7135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.0125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.5125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.7147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.8135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 704 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.0147 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 703 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 702 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.6126 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 701 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 699 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 693 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 755 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.969 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 757 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.5174 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 775 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.7168 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 775 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.8173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.9184 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.9190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.5186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bl18p8d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.