Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 98 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 98 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 9:20 AM AKDT (17:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.7 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 9:20 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-10-06 17:20:32 UTC
Depth: 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.877° N, 141.511° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 131°, dip 74°, rake -105°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 355°, dip 22°, rake -48°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 111

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cvcpwds (also filed as us6000nwx7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.