Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 7:28 PM AKDT (03:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 154 km E 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
2024-08-12 03:28:31 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.185° N, 139.026° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9190 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.9184 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.8173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.598 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 781 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.7168 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.5174 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.5135 km W of Whitehorse, Canada · 775 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.6142 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 774 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.6162 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 770 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.5130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 770 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 768 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.5110 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.2147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 759 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.5149 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 757 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.5157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.6104 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 754 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.5138 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 752 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.9140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 750 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.6139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 750 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.2127 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 739 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.7159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.6154 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.2152 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.5129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 807 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ac5vgcd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.