Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 72 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 72 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 6:54 AM AKDT (14:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-14 14:54:03 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.520° N, 141.577° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.536 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.483 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.779 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.583 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1132 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1131 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.574 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.6108 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.3158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1151 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.2159 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.7158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.3143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.6156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.7140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.5153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.0156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.0158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ae042z7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.