Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 10:20 PM AKDT (06:20 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-19 06:20:31 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.609° N, 141.738° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.6102 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.1105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.794 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.594 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1273 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.590 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.891 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.092 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.293 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.594 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.691 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.8123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.8131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.8125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.1124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.6146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.7146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.790 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.598 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.8103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.698 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.693 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.590 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.7119 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.598 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.486 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.7123 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.9124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.5109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.5104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.0118 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.2113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.5117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.7104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.7121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.7123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.9123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.8125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.6123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.5122 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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