Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 79 km E of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 79 km E of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 24, 2023, 4:14 PM AKDT (00:14 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-25 00:14:06 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.563° N, 141.453° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.583 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1128 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1126 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.574 km SE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.860 km ESE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.483 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.536 km N of McCarthy, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.872 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.3158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1147 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.2159 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.7158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.3143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.6156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.7140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.5153 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.7155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.0156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023avyg9l2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.