Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 3:26 AM AKDT (11:26 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-31 11:26:21 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.303° N, 143.095° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.2122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 699 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.576 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 698 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 691 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.6115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 691 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 686 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.849 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 685 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 683 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 682 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 674 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.3116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 667 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.869 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 666 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 666 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.9115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 665 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.6128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.1104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 664 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 663 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.7127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 657 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.2164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 655 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.9104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.5127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 649 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.188 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.5135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 646 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 646 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.0111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.6126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.5116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 710 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.7111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 710 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.6117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.6136 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 719 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.785 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 726 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.681 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 731 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

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