Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 2:32 PM AKDT (22:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-09 22:32:06 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.309° N, 143.139° 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.7124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.9121 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.6119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1104 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1102 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.9123 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.3129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1092 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1091 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.6108 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.2133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.7129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.7163 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.5134 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1075 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.9126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.5126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.977 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.077 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.9155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.7121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.6121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.7121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1136 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.8105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023bl4pv6p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.