Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 4:55 AM AKST (13:55 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-07 13:55:40 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.493° N, 142.965° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 662 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.7127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 656 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.2164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.9104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.5127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 648 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.188 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.5135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.0111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.1119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.8106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 623 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.5141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.585 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.8117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.5131 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.8120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.9148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 611 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.6135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 611 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.0115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.084 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 607 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 607 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.0130 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.6128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 664 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.9115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 664 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 665 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.869 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 665 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.3116 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 673 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 676 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.5114 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 681 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.1136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 682 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.6115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 690 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 690 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

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