Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Apr 26, 2023, 5:25 PM AKDT (01:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-04-27 01:25:57 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.008° N, 140.338° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.5104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.9173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.7119 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.598 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.6172 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.4115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.794 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.6134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.7101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.883 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1211 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.3Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1209 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.376 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.6160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.6161 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.5101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.5125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1195 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.2130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.6129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.9132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.6146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.5106 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.8123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.658 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1271 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.7118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1271 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.891 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.1Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1275 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.3124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.1123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.0130 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1279 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.5119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235dimiqs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.