Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 7:30 PM AKDT (03:30 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-29 03:30:10 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.125° N, 140.094° 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
37

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 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1128 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6106 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.098 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1127 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.697 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.5132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.697 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.7149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.0159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.690 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.5155 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.7157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.8156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.0157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.8101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.5159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.7159 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.8158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.7141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.687 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1090 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.0102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.7115 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.5100 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.1180 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.583 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.779 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.872 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.5158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.3158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1148 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.6157 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.2159 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.7158 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.3143 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.5156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.6156 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.7140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023b2mhe54. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.