Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 11:53 AM AKST (20:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 11:53 AM AKST
UTC: 2024-02-21 20:53:35 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.376° N, 139.996° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 45°
Stations used: 29

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m0ml (also filed as ak0242ec65h6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.