Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 161 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 161 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 6:28 PM AKDT (02:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-22 02:28:10 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.256° N, 139.918° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9166 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1185 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1182 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.3186 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1180 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.8185 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1180 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.7161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.2124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.572 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.8157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  10. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.0158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.0156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.5153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.7140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.6156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.3143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.7158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.2159 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1151 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.3158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.872 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.6160 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1214 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.6134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.6125 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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