Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Sep 25, 2024, 10:55 PM AKDT (06:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 81 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-26 06:55:44 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.275° N, 143.318° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.692 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.681 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 729 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.785 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 724 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.6136 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 717 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.6117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.5126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 699 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.2122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 697 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.576 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 697 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 689 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.849 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 681 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 680 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.7128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 735 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.8123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 736 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.5131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 740 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 748 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8108 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 750 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.6120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.3119 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.847 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 756 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.5123 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 763 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.1128 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.7129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.9129 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.7127 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 764 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cen06s8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.