Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 1:02 AM AKST (10:02 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Yukon, Canada. 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
2023-01-30 10:02:12 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.511° N, 140.711° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1344 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.1117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.8116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.2118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.5115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.8119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.0117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 4.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.2119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.1116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 4.7Yukon, Canada · 1307 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.6133 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1351 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.2137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.682 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.752 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.792 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.675 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231ds37f1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.