Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 8:26 PM AKDT (04:26 UTC), 3 km (2 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-15 04:26:55 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.406° N, 140.292° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 745 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 735 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 732 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 729 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.5112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 718 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.7135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.0125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.5125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.7147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.8135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 704 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.0147 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 703 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 702 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.6126 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 701 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 700 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 693 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.5138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.363 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 750 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 755 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.969 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 758 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.584 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 766 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.9102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bweqb8o. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.