Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Feb 13, 2023, 3:26 AM AKST (12:26 UTC), 3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-13 12:26:13 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.520° N, 140.755° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1320 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.1116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.7Yukon, Canada · 1303 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.6107 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1300 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.8104 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1299 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1298 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.0130 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1279 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1274 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.7118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1270 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1332 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.3119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.1119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.7116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.4119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.8118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.9117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02320yy2oc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.