Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 82 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 82 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 2:37 AM AKDT (10:37 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 72 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
2023-07-12 10:37:26 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.923° N, 141.751° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.572 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.7140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.3143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.872 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.536 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.483 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.779 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.583 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1129 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.574 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.0120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1180 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1183 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.547 km SW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0238vcwavc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.