Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 7:35 AM AKST (16:35 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-03 16:35:22 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.535° N, 141.753° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.568 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.571 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.769 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.685 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.689 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.764 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.290 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.588 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.9122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.2115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.7104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.5117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.2113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.0118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.5104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.486 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.7122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.6102 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.4124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.1105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.794 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.8125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.2108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.767 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.697 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.899 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.983 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.084 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.383 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.6104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1348 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.492 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.193 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.7111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.093 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231ki0acd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.