Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 5:34 PM AKST (02:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-17 02:34:31 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.438° N, 140.924° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 982 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.9145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.3111 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.555 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 966 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.3156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 951 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.5153 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.5125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 945 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 945 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.6117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 943 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.073 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 940 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024s5j4cy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.