Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 99 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 99 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Nov 5, 2024, 9:04 PM AKST (06:04 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 157 km ESE 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
2024-11-06 06:04:15 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.514° N, 141.068° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.9141 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 679 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.862 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 678 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.2163 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 676 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 661 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 661 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 660 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.8133 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 660 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.580 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 656 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.5152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.3154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 649 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 649 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 637 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 637 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.6158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 702 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.0119 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 704 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.8135 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 706 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.7147 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 710 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.7140 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.5125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 715 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.0125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.7135 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.5112 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 720 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.999 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 725 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024eafqf91. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.