Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 7:52 PM AKST (04:52 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 7:52 PM AKST
UTC: 2024-12-26 04:52:28 UTC
Depth: 8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.432° N, 143.194° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 2.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 161°, dip 19°, rake -24°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 274°, dip 82°, rake -107°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 138

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gl3p81j (also filed as us6000pfnb). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.