Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 77 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 77 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Feb 6, 1988, 8:51 AM AKST (17:51 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 76 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-06 17:51:52 UTC
Depth
-2.9 km (-1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.305° N, 141.492° 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
5

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.876 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14104 days ago · -3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.679 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14103 days ago · -3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.577 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14097 days ago · -3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.285 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14094 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.385 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14094 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.082 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14094 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.173 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14093 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14072 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.6112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14071 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.582 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14062 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.2120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14055 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.2119 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 14055 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.875 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14052 days ago · -3 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.069 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14108 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.069 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14108 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.675 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.270 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14113 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.795 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14113 days ago · -3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.280 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14113 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.966 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14116 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.071 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14117 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.281 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14128 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.6130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14135 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.977 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 14136 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.892 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 14137 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9881phb94y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.