Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 9:39 AM AKST (18:39 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 154 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
2024-12-25 18:39:59 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.493° N, 141.347° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.0111 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.9101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.8100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.856 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 643 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.9130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 642 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.1119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 635 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 635 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.6135 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 634 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.7110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 634 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.6151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 634 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.788 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 634 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.685 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.5150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.379 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 632 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 632 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.854 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 632 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.793 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 632 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.756 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.5106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.8106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.561 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 628 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.259 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 626 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.9100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 626 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.791 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.582 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 624 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.5112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 623 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.859 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 621 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.592 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 619 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.5159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.9154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.5104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.7121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.6149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 617 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.5141 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 617 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.7113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 616 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.5121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 615 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.8117 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.8120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 614 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.8120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.686 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.9148 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 612 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 611 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.7100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 610 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.6131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 610 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.2112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.0115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 609 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.084 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.5118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 608 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 607 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.6123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 648 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.188 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.5127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 648 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.5119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.559 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 649 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.593 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 650 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 651 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.585 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 651 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.5152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 652 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.2105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.9104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.2164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.951 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 656 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.7127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 656 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.071 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 657 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.8133 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 659 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.8111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 662 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.1104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 663 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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