Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 11:18 PM AKDT (07:18 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 87 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-01 07:18:48 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.584° N, 141.219° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.781 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1125 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.6101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.8121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.686 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.7149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.7108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.757 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.659 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1115 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.690 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.7157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.6111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1105 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.568 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.769 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.0111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.590 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.587 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.687 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.7142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.0Southeastern Alaska · 1093 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1092 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.6156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.6108 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.285 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1077 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.0116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1071 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1130 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.6155 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.7117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.9109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1137 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.474 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.6157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.6118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.8105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.977 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1153 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.6116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.0121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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