Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 8:27 PM AKDT (04:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-22 04:27:17 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.446° N, 143.200° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.5126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 703 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.2122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 701 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.576 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 701 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 693 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.849 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 687 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 685 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 684 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 676 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.869 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 669 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 668 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.9115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 668 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.6128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 667 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.1104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 666 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.2164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 657 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 657 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.9104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 657 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.6136 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 721 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.785 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 729 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.681 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 733 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.692 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.1130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 738 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.7128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.8123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 740 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dllma8y. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.