Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 98 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 98 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, May 14, 2023, 8:36 PM AKDT (04:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-15 04:36:29 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.126° N, 141.191° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.4115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.6134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.7101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1209 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.6160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.6161 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.5101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.5125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1193 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.2130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.6129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.9132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.9116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1182 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1181 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.9136 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.099 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.1116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 3.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.682 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.7119 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.9173 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.9115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.790 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.7146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.6146 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.8129 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.8131 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02367c5d4j. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.