M1.6 earthquake 160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 6:25 PM AKDT (02:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-06-22 02:25:30 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.251° N, 139.940° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6161 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.9166 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1180 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.3186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.8185 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.7161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.2124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.572 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
- 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.0158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.0156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 1.5153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.7140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.6156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.3143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.7158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.2159 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1147 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.3158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.872 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0237y5bbwm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.