Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 5:39 AM AKST (14:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-08 14:39:06 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.322° N, 140.619° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.6107 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1298 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.8104 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1297 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1296 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.6111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.883 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.0130 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1277 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1273 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.7118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1268 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.8123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.6146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.7146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.6121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.7Yukon, Canada · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.7133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.1116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.7118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.0118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.6115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023331kozp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.