Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 4:27 PM AKST (01:27 UTC), 16 km (10 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-22 01:27:01 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.516° N, 141.346° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.764 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.290 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.588 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.2124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.9122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.2115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.383 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.7Yukon, Canada · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.7104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.5117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1297 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.2113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.0118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.5104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.486 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.887 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.7122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.599 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.1105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.794 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 3.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.594 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1273 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.590 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.891 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.092 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 3.293 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.594 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.691 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.8123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.8131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.689 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.769 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.571 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.568 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.158 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1325 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.668 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.5118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.2108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.767 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232fo8mdb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.