Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 8:02 AM AKDT (16:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-26 16:02:30 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.322° N, 140.396° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0147 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 703 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 702 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.6126 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 701 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 700 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 693 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.9141 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 678 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.862 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 676 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 675 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.2163 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 674 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 674 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 659 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 659 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 658 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.8133 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 658 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.580 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.5152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.3154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 647 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 647 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.7147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.5125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.0125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.7135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.5112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 719 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.798 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.571 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 729 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.587 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 732 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dserjre. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.