Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 90 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 90 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 8:01 AM AKDT (16:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-27 16:01:10 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.629° N, 142.677° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.7113 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.7119 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.598 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.5135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.4115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.7139 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.0120 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.7108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.5125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1193 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.2130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.6129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.9132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.1124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.8125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.8131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.5117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.794 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.1105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235drerzs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.