Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Jul 6, 2023, 12:19 AM AKDT (08:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 74 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-06 08:19:11 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.571° N, 141.714° 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
62

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1181 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.9136 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.099 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.1116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.088 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.091 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.9123 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.6104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.281 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.0113 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1160 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.2124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.7108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.5111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.0121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.6116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1151 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.8105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.6118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 3.474 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1135 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.9109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.7117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.7121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.5132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.781 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1123 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.098 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1184 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.8121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.8133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.9132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.6129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.1133 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.2130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1193 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.5125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.7108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.795 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.5101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.592 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.5125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.8114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.0120 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.699 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0238ledgmv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.