Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 11:24 AM AKDT (19:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-14 19:24:21 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.546° N, 138.907° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5169 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.576 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 923 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.6162 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 918 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.065 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 916 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.8151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 912 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 910 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.551 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 907 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.6168 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.0107 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 900 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.5137 km W of Whitehorse, Canada · 887 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.543 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.680 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.7166 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.5119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.768 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.667 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 933 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.795 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.288 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 935 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.7120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.882 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.582 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.0119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 940 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.886 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 943 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.5119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 946 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 946 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.776 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.850 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.733 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.580 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0243ep83ul. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.