Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 80 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 80 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Dec 14, 2024, 11:03 PM AKST (08:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 141 km E 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
2024-12-15 08:03:10 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.612° N, 141.460° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.3154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 648 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.7110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 634 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.6151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.5150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.793 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 631 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.0141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 630 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.748 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 620 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.5159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.9154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.7121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.5121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 613 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.891 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 610 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 659 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 660 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 660 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 674 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.862 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 676 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024g2yvllt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.